Training on RETScreen - Yaounde, 21 November 2017

This session was very exciting and I shared my experience with participants. We explored electricity production based on two technologies: biomass and PV, by using practical cases based on african context.

Training on small hydro power in Cameroon

Building Energy Access Markets

The document presents a new methodology that allows development practitioners to analyse energy market systems and develop effective interventions for supporting energy market development. Thus, the framework not only improves the understanding of how energy market systems function, but also provides tailored guidance on how to improve energy markets in order to increase energy access, investment and growth in a sustainable and efficient manner. In addition, the presented approach aims to help relevant stakeholders improve the coordination of their efforts, particularly with regards to the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative’s goal of providing universal energy access for all by 2030.

The framework structures energy market systems into three main levels: The first level is the energy market or value chain which is in the centre of the framework. It is divided into four or five functions in which the market actors operate, from the project development through to the end-users of the energy services and technologies. Below the market chain is level two which includes all the secondary value chains that support and “feed into” the main value chain. These secondary value chains comprise inputs, services, and finance. The third level encompasses the enabling environment which provides the conditions under which the market chain operates. It includes political and regulatory, social and cultural, as well as financial and economic factors.

RISE - World Bank

RISE is a set of indicators to help compare national policy and regulatory frameworks for sustainable energy. RISE assesses countries’ policy and regulatory support for each of the three pillars of sustainable energy—access to modern energy, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. With 27 indicators covering 111 countries and representing 96 percent of the world population—RISE provides a reference point to help policy makers benchmark their sector policy and regulatory framework against those of regional and global peers, and a powerful tool to help develop policies and regulations that advance sustainable energy goals. 

Each indicator targets an element of the policy or regulatory regime important to mobilizing investment, such as establishing planning processes and institutions, introducing dedicated incentives or support programs, and ensuring financially sound utilities. Together, they provide a comprehensive picture of the strength and breadth of government support for sustainable energy and the actions they have taken to turn that support into reality

Poor people’s energy outlook 2016

Ending the scourge of global energy poverty has rightly become an international priority – but governments and the international community still lack the tools and approaches necessary to deliver on this important objective. One major reason for this is that current approaches do not meaningfully consider or understand the realities of energy-poor people or the technologies most suited to addressing their needs. 

This Poor people’s energy outlook is the first volume of a three-part guide for re-writing how the world needs to think about, and act on, energy service delivery if we are to eradicate energy poverty by 2030 in line with global goals. This current edition focuses on robust energy planning and policymaking for universal access; the 2017 edition will focus on financing national energy access plans; and the 2018 edition will show how to deliver universal access in practice.