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The GreenCape Market Intelligence Report 2024 focuses on investment opportunities in South Africa's energy services market, specifically rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) installations and behind-the-meter (BTM) lithium-ion energy storage. The report details the drivers of growth, such as rising electricity costs and loadshedding, as well as barriers including skilled labor shortages and port inefficiencies.

This 2020 industry brief by GreenCape outlines the financial and regulatory case for solar PV adoption by businesses in South Africa, highlighting cost savings, payback periods, and regional feed-in tariff availability.

This executive summary outlines recommendations for investors and donor partners to scale the minigrid market in Nigeria, highlighting the country's emergence as a global hub for minigrid development through innovative models and a demonstrated business case.

This 2017 industry brief by GreenCape examines the financial viability, financing options, and regulatory landscape for solar photovoltaic (PV) installations for businesses in the Western Cape, South Africa. It highlights the role of local government policy, decreasing technology costs, and electricity price increases in driving adoption across the retail, commercial, industrial, and agricultural sectors.

This report analyzes the potential of the third party financing model to help India reach its target of 40 GW of rooftop solar power by 2022. It identifies high upfront costs, limited debt finance, and perceived performance risks as primary barriers, and proposes specific policy changes and financial instruments to scale the industry, particularly for commercial and industrial consumers.

This executive summary explores the potential for a government-sponsored foreign exchange (FX) hedging facility to reduce the cost of renewable energy in India. It argues that high market-based currency hedging costs currently make foreign debt nearly as expensive as domestic debt, hindering the achievement of 2022 renewable energy targets. The document analyzes a proposed facility that would cover debt payments for USD loans, estimating its expected cost and the potential reductions in government support and energy costs.

This guide by the Climate Bonds Initiative outlines the best practices for issuing green bonds, with a specific focus on the solar energy sector in Brazil. It details the Climate Bonds Standard and Certification Scheme, providing a step-by-step process for issuers to achieve certification, eligibility criteria for solar projects, and reporting requirements to ensure alignment with the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

This case study analyzes the financing model and risk allocation of the Ouarzazate I Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in Morocco, a 160MW facility costing USD 1.3 billion. The project utilizes a public-private partnership (PPP) to mobilize capital and mitigate risks in a market where CSP is not yet commercially viable due to high technology costs and fossil-fuel subsidies.