SCALING OFF-GRID ENERGY: A YEAR IN REVIEW. Accelerating growth in the off-grid energy market to provide. 20 million hous
SCALING OFF-GRID ENERGY: A YEAR IN REVIEW Accelerating growth in the off-grid energy market to provide 20 million households in sub-Saharan Africa with access to clean, modern, and affordable electricity
THE CHALLENGE
BY THE NUMBERS Grand Challenge for Development Commitments Year 1 Investments $19.991 million
609 million people across sub-Saharan Africa live without energy access
In some countries, less than 5 percent of the population has access to electricity
More than $1 billion is needed to provide off-grid solutions to the 20 million households that need it most
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Goal of 20 Million Connections
THE SOLUTION The Scaling Off-Grid Energy (SOGE) Grand Challenge for Development overcomes supply, demand, and market challenges in the sub-Saharan off-grid energy market to deliver clean, modern, and affordable electricity to 20 million households. SOGE accelerates enterprises and catalyzes financing, spurs new technology and innovation in the sector, and removes local market barriers.
Projected Connections from Year 1 Investments* 4.8 million
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SOGE’S REACH
3 calls for innovation, 106 applications and inquiries from 50 countries
40 investments = projected 4.8 million connections*
*Reported connections include total projected connections resulting from Power Africa through USAID and Shell Foundation investments
100+ advisory consultations with leading solar investors and firms and 6 investor roundtables and multi-stakeholder workshops
JOINT INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO: GEOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN Sponsor Key U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) Power Africa/U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Shell Foundation “/” represents separate investments
/ NIGERIA and UGANDA are target markets for Marketplace Strengthening activities
ETHIOPIA d.light Design UGANDA Greenlight Planet Open Capital Advisors (Market Accelerator) Village Energy TANZANIA Ensol Tanzania Limited Mobisol Sollatek Tanzania
SIERRA LEONE d.light Design
GHANA PEG Africa
BENIN Shinbone / /
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PAN-AFRICA Calvert Foundation CrossBoundary Energy Energy Entrepreneurs Fund (EEF) Factor(E) Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA) Lendable M-KOPA Labs Persistent Energy Capital (PEC) SparkMeter
NIGERIA Greenlight Planet Wandel
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO BBOXX
ZAMBIA Fenix Rent-to-Own VITALITE
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