The event, organised by GOGLA, The World Bank Group's Lighting Global Program and co-hosted by the Republic of Rwanda, provides a platform for the off-grid solar sector to exchange, networking and showcase related products and services. The aim of the event is to accelerate the development of the gl Contact online >>
The event, organised by GOGLA, The World Bank Group''s Lighting Global Program and co-hosted by the Republic of Rwanda, provides a platform for the off-grid solar sector to exchange, networking and showcase related products and services. The aim of the event is to accelerate the development of the global off-grid solar market contributing to achieving universal energy access by 2030.
Merja Laakso, Head of Programme, Southern Africa from BGFA’s Project Implementation Partner REEEP, will participate at the event as speaker presenting an overview on the status of the off-grid solar sector market in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia under the BGFA programme.Tuesday 18 October at 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM (GMT+2 ) D2: Country Presentation – DRCWednesday 29 October at 11:45 AM to 1:00 PM (GMT+2) D4: Country Presentation – Liberia
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GOGLA Executive Director Koen Peters and Minister of Infrastructure, Rwanda Dr. Ernest Nsabimana open the expo at the Global Off-Grid Solar Forum & Expo in Kigali
In October 2022, the off-grid solar industry came together after a period of over two years at the 7th edition of the Global Off-Grid Solar Forum & Expo in Kigali. This industry flagship event series is jointly organised by GOGLA and World Bank ESMAP; this edition was co-hosted by the government of Rwanda.
With over 1000 attendees from across the globe, at least 65 exhibitors from across the sector, and around 90 government officials, the event was a reflection of the sector''s growth and ongoing recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was officially opened by the Minister of Infrastructure, Dr. Ernest Nsabimana.
Here are 5 key takeaways from three days of discussions, learning, and networking:
2. More transparency on company performance: Data on company performance is now available to the industry. For the industry as a whole, they do not yet paint a comfortable picture. There is, however, a wide variation among companies, as well as promising examples of companies turning a bad portfolio into a strong one. Customer service quality is key and directly interlinked with portfolio health. The industry will need to go further down the path of more transparency, more benchmarking, and more learning to continue to improve performance – building on robust, detailed data.
3. Industry innovation and growth: Productive use technologies are here to stay and show huge potential. Many solar home system companies are moving into higher capacity equipment, often with inverters. This makes off-grid solar increasingly relevant also for weak grid situations. E-mobility is also about to break through. The industry continues to remain a beehive of innovation and improvement, with a continued clear focus on what customers ask for and need. Much of this is provided by locally owned companies, many of which presented themselves as remarkably strong market innovators and entrepreneurs. They are being helped by increasing amounts of company support (seed funding, TA, etc) focused on locally owned companies.
4. Access to finance, specifically equity, is still a major challenge for most companies: The only way to resolve this is to make the industry structurally more attractive to investors and that requires progress on all three of the earlier points, and a clear focus on customer service and support. Climate finance may also help e.g. by offering additional revenue streams from carbon finance, or by mobilizing additional public funding or private investment sources. Off-grid solar has significant impacts on CO2e reduction, and in driving resilience and adaptation for hundreds of millions of climate-vulnerable people – so the potential is there.
5. Volatile market environments: Overall, the growing government awareness and industry developments give good reasons for hope. Yet they are set in a context of highly challenging market environments: conflicts; natural disasters; economic disruption including high inflation; supply chain disruptions. This makes the work of GOGLA and off-grid solar development partners all the more urgent: our ambition to improve the lives of 1 billion people and make them more resilient to climate shocks is ambitious, but it is both possible and necessary.
Kigali, Rwanda, October 18, 2022— Released today at the Global Off-Grid Solar Forum and Expo in Rwanda, the second part of the Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report 2022, ''Outlook'', published jointly by the World Bank''s Lighting Global, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), GOGLA, Efficiency for Access Coalition, and Open Capital Advisors, projects the number of people who will be electrified by off-grid solar solutions by 2030 and highlights the game changers needed to meet SDG7 electrification targets. Building on the first part of the report which details the current ''State of the Sector'', which was released earlier this month, part two provides an ''Outlook'' to 2030.
Despite significant electrification gains through OGS in the projected access scenario, without game changers, universal access – a core pillar of SDG7 – will not be achieved
Quotes and Spokespeople:
"The world has changed drastically since the off-grid solar industry convened in Nairobi two years ago, with a combination of Covid, war, and inflation. Thankfully, the sector remained resilient, thanks to record capital inflows of $457M in 2021, but it still means we stand to miss SDG 7 by 516 million people if we don''t act decisively and urgently. This year''s Market Trends Outlook Report recommends a number of game changers that require a combination of innovation, financing, and policy change. The message is clear - we must act now and act collectively, recognizing the critical link between energy access and climate change mitigation and the importance of public-private collaboration." Andreas Zeller, Open Capital Advisors
"IFC is working to leverage investment resources and support local financial institutions to provide the necessary local currency debt into the sector while piloting and helping to scale new financial instruments that will attract mainstream investors to the sector,'''' said Peter Cashion, Global Head Climate Finance, Financial Institutions Group. "We need to unlock these game changing financial models to close the projected $15.5 billion financing gap and enable the commercial market to accelerate the pace of access and deliver SDG7 electrification targets," he continued.
"The last couple of years have presented unprecedented challenges - particularly for those living without electricity. Health concerns and lockdown measures underscored the need to sustainably power households, communications, health and education services and much more. In the Outlook report, ESMAP and its partners lay out the game changing steps needed to surpass current trajectories to reach SDG7. It is essential that we act to accelerate off-grid solar access - particularly in difficult to serve markets where they are needed most, so that the most vulnerable people on the planet can shield themselves against ongoing and future shocks." Gabriela Elizondo Azuela, Manager, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), World Bank
"With off-grid solar technologies, we have a chance to ensure that hundreds of millions of people are lifted out of energy poverty, and can get the power they need to irrigate their crops, store their food and run their businesses. The Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report 2022: Outlook, shows that – on the current trajectory – the most vulnerable people will be left behind. Yet it also lays out the game changers needed to adjust our course and reach universal electrification targets by 2030. We must work together to do this, and achieve a cleaner and more equitable clean energy transition for all." Patrick Tonui, GOGLA
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GOGLA and The World Bank Group''s Lighting Global Program are excited to invite you to the 7th edition of the Global Off-Grid Solar Forum and Expo, 18 – 20 October 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda.
The Global Off-Grid Solar Forum and Expo is the premier meeting of the off-grid solar sector providing a unique platform for knowledge exchange, networking and showcasing off-grid solar products and services.
The event aims to accelerate the development of the global off-grid solar market contributing to achieving universal energy access by 2030.
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