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Announcing the 2018 Ashden Awards longlist
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So what’s standing in the way of universal energy access?
Short answer: Finance.
A finalist in 2017, Angaza partner with solar product manufacturers and distributors to integrate pay as you go technology into energy products to help make them more affordable.
CrossBoundary Energy is Africa’s first investment fund for commercial and industrial solar. It finances the purchase and installation of solar PV on behalf of African enterprises, then sells the solar generated back to clients at a contracted rate.
Ignite Power Rwanda is the fastest growing off-grid solar energy company in Sub-Saharan Africa. It partners with government, local banks and suppliers to offer affordable solar home systems to rural households.
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KopaGas has developed the first smart meter for LPG cookstoves, a cleaner-burning alternative to coal. This enables a “Pay as you Cook” model where customers can pay for fuel in small amounts, so those from a lower-income can afford the benefits of cleaner cooking.
Persistent Energy Capital invests seed-stage capital in new markets, incubates companies to access commercial finance, and has introduced innovative financing structures.
TRINE offers an alternative finance solution to off-grid solar projects. It is a crowd-funding platform that has catalysed over €1m for 13 off-grid projects in five sub-Saharan countries in the past year.
We are thrilled to have such a strong and diverse mix of organisations in our longlist. We think this will be a tough category when it comes to shortlisting.
Our shortlist will be announced on 16 April. Tickets to the Ceremony on 14 June are available here.