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Publication - Off-Grid Productivity: Powering Universal Energy Access

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Title
Off-Grid Productivity: Powering Universal Energy Access
Publisher
IIED
Author
Kevin Johnstone
Published in
January 2019
Abstract
For communities in rural Africa to thrive, energy services must be affordable and reliable. But this is not enough. Energy services must be built around productive uses of energy (PUE) from the start: PUE activities are crucial to boosting demand for off-grid energy systems, while generating valuable income for remote communities and ultimately reducing poverty. Governments, mini-grid developers and partners can boost local demand for electricity by providing capacity building and long-term mentorship, along with customer financing and appliances. These stakeholders must collaborate closely to ensure a supportive policy framework is in place. To help jumpstart PUE, governments and donors should establish credit schemes and concessional loans, and experiment with finance instruments such as improved results-based financing and targeted subsidies for those who need them most. Across this work, women’s entrepreneurship must be targeted. Taking these actions to unleash PUE will help drive us to universal energy access.
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