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These instruments include comprehensive programs like Scaling Solar and GET FiT, as well as project-level grants, concessional funding, technical assistance, and guarantees.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001068#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"Case studies demonstrate that risk mitigation strategies are tailored to national contexts: Burundi's first solar independent power producer relied on insurance and development finance institutions; Djibouti's Red Sea Power project used an all-equity model with political risk insurance; and the GET FiT Uganda Program utilized transparent tenders and institutional involvement to accelerate project deployment.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001068#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"Despite Kenya's position as a regional leader in private sector involvement in renewable energy, it remains susceptible to macroeconomic pressures, offtaker challenges, and transmission delays, which impact investor confidence. 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Based on case studies from Turkey, Kenya, and Indonesia, the report demonstrates that public risk-mitigation measures can reduce the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) and allow governments to achieve electricity generation goals while spending only 15-35% of the resources required for sole public ownership.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000235#summary","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Public policy and finance measures that mitigate risks—including resource exploration, political instability, and currency fluctuation—along with access to lower-cost debt, reduced the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) by 35-48% in the studied case studies. Without these measures, the private sector's requirement for higher returns could necessitate a tariff increase exceeding 60% if the private investor bore all risks.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000235#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"To reach deployment targets of 23GW by 2030 in developing countries, public finance for geothermal must increase 7-10 fold, rising from the current USD 7.4 billion to between USD 56-73 billion. This represents 42-55% of the estimated USD 133 billion in total additional financing required, primarily for exploration, drilling, steamfield development, and power plant construction.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000235#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The report recommends that policymakers set ambitious deployment targets and utilize feed-in tariffs (FiTs) that balance private sector incentives with public costs. Additionally, it suggests implementing closed database systems for centralized data-sharing on geothermal resources to reduce exploration risks and prevent legal disputes over ownership.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000235#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"Development finance institutions (DFIs) are encouraged to increase concessional finance and grants, as concessional loans can lower power tariffs by up to 25% in countries with high debt costs. The report also suggests increasing the share of public finance allocated to the earliest, riskiest stages of project development from 11% to 17% and developing standardized political and partial-risk guarantees.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000235#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"Geothermal development in Indonesia has the potential to reduce emissions by 54MtCO2e per year. 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