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This case study examines the Pavagada Solar Park in Karnataka, India, focusing on its innovative land-leasing model and the resulting socio-economic and environmental trade-offs. While the project successfully contributed to renewable energy targets and provided stable income for landowners, it faced challenges regarding water scarcity, limited local job creation, and negative impacts on non-land-owning residents.

Phaesun and partners implemented solar-powered milk cooling systems in Kenya to reduce post-harvest losses for smallholder dairy farmers. By deploying the 'Milky Way' and 'SelfChill' modular technologies, the project reduced milk losses by approximately 25% across 10 farms and cooperatives, increasing income for at least 50 people while eliminating operational CO2 emissions.

This case study describes a hybrid solar-wind mini-grid project implemented by Ryse Energy in Ada Foah, Ghana. Originally intended only for agricultural output, the project scope expanded to provide basic electricity to a village of approximately 500 people experiencing extreme energy poverty. Funded by a United Nations grant, the system integrates wind turbines, solar arrays, and battery storage to provide reliable energy for irrigation and community needs, avoiding 85 metric tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.

This case study describes the establishment and operational success of the Totota Electric Cooperative (TEC) in rural Liberia, a solar hybrid mini-grid utility developed through a partnership between NRECA International and USAID/Liberia.

This research paper examines on-bill financing programs as a tool to increase energy equity and clean energy adoption in rural, low-income, and under-resourced communities. It highlights how these programs remove barriers to entry by eliminating upfront costs and replacing traditional credit checks with utility bill payment history. Through case studies of the Hawaii GEM$ and OPALCO Switch It Up! programs, the paper demonstrates how tying financing to the utility meter rather than the individual allows renters and low-income homeowners to access solar PV and beneficial electrification projects while achieving net monthly energy savings.

This report by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) outlines a strategic framework to increase electrification and localize the upstream solar value chain in Nigeria. It focuses on supporting the Federal Government of Nigeria's (FGN) Solar Power Naija programme through a phased approach: accelerated importation, local assembly, and eventually local manufacturing. The document provides an economic model demonstrating how policy enablers—such as tariff waivers, low-cost financing, and subsidies—can make locally assembled solar home systems (SHS) price-competitive and create significant employment and greenhouse gas savings.

This report by RMI examines the economic development potential for rural American communities resulting from the expansion of onshore wind and utility-scale solar energy through 2030.

The report analyzes the EU power sector in 2020, highlighting a landmark moment where renewables generated 38% of electricity, overtaking fossil-fired generation for the first time. While coal generation saw a significant decline, the report notes that the transition speed remains insufficient to meet 2030 and 2050 climate targets, partly due to the persistence of gas generation and a record drop in nuclear output.

This document is a directory of actors in the renewable energy sector in Togo, published in January 2021 by the Alliance for Renewable Electrification (ARE). It provides a comprehensive list of government bodies, private companies, NGOs, academic institutions, international partners, and financial entities operating within the country's energy transition landscape.

A Green Bond Fact Sheet for a EUR 10 million issuance by Reconcept GmbH to finance renewable energy projects globally.

Leader Energy issued a MYR260m (USD60.9m) Green Sukuk on July 16, 2020, to refinance two solar photovoltaic projects in Kedah, Malaysia, with a combined capacity of 49MWac. The 18-year bond was underwritten by HSBC Amanah Malaysia Bhd and attracted 12 investors from the insurance and financial sectors.

This briefing proposes the creation of Solar Investment Trusts (SEITs) as a mechanism to overcome financing barriers for small-scale industrial and commercial rooftop solar developers in India. By structuring SEITs as Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) under SEBI guidelines, the model aims to lower the cost of equity, increase capital mobilization, and enable capital recycling to help India reach its rooftop solar capacity targets.

The Panasolar Group issued a USD 15 million green bond on August 20, 2020, to support the expansion of a solar power plant in Panama's Aguadulce district.

This policy brief by RMI examines the 'undergrid minigrid' model piloted in Mokoloki, Nigeria, and discusses its potential application to improve electricity reliability for underserved rural communities in India. The model involves a privately owned solar minigrid sharing existing distribution infrastructure with a utility company to provide reliable last-mile service.

A fact sheet detailing the issuance of the UK's first local government green bond by West Berkshire Council to fund solar panel installations.

This case study by the World Resources Institute describes how Nav Jivan Hospital in rural India improved its resilience and capacity to treat COVID-19 patients by installing a 10-kilowatt peak (kWp) solar photovoltaic (PV) system to mitigate unreliable grid electricity.

This briefing explores "solar for coal swaps," a private-sector financial model where third parties purchase and retire uneconomic coal assets from utilities in exchange for providing new solar generation. The document argues that this approach can accelerate the clean energy transition, particularly for municipal and cooperative utilities, by leveraging private capital to bypass utility inertia and reduce consumer costs.

This case study describes the Mokoloki project in Ogun State, Nigeria, which launched in February 2020 as the country's first rural commercial undergrid minigrid. Developed through a partnership between Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), Nayo Tropical Technology (Nayo Tech), and the Mokoloki community with advisory from the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), the project replaces a weak grid connection with a solar hybrid system to improve reliability and reduce utility losses.

This document is a transcript of a briefing held by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) on June 4, 2020, focusing on resilience initiatives, energy democracy, and public health in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands following natural disasters.

A statement from Dan Lashof of the World Resources Institute criticizing a $3 trillion U.S. House of Representatives recovery package for failing to provide support to the clean energy industry and its workers despite significant job losses.