Knowledge / Information

A SUNREF technical assistance program generally comprises:The development of communication and information tools;The creation of a portfolio of energy efficiency and renewable energy subprojects eligible for the credit line;Capacity building for the different actors and knowledge transfers ù

Regional component to support technical assistance, research and learning activities.

Broad support to the market through the internationally-recognized quality assurance program, technical and environmental sustainability research relating to off-grid lighting, and information dissemination through technical notes, webinars and conferences.

Capacity building in the following key areas: Quality Assurance, Stakeholder Engagement, Information. Business Support, Policy Reform, Finance.

The Program is composed of four pillars:1. Finance for clean energy to incubate scalable energy financing models with 18 financial and energy service providers by providing risk capital grants and/or concessional refinancing;2. Technical assistance for clean energy to increase the scale potential of financing models by providing value-added support such as linkages to experts and new value chain partners;3. Knowledge and learning to share widely implementation know-hows and promote customer-centric growth through demand-side research;4. Advocacy and partnerships to co-create ecosystems for scale in partnership with various stakeholders such as Government, investors, and development partners.

Off-Grid Market Support; Mobilizing Finance; Enabling Environment; Power Africa Toolbox; Empowering and Powering Women

➢ Consulting (independent and professional consultancy services to governments, NGOs, aid agencies and the private sector)➢ Publishing (online bookshop with digital books, peer reviewed journals etc.)➢ School resources (innovative resources for primary and secondary schools focusing on sustainability, climate change and renewable energy)➢ Practical information - Technical information service (free downloads of technical information on a range of topics)

Acts as an efficient knowledge broker; Develops technical solutions; Uses a unique Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning framework to generate evidence-based intelligence toward further growing and replicating promising models.

AKF measures success when beneficiaries report improvements in their lives, and when the processes which led to these improvements serve as useful models in other places.