In the evolving landscape of off-grid electrification, auctions have emerged as a powerful mechanism for reshaping how access is delivered, priced, and scaled. Traditionally the preserve of large, gri
Carriage originally meant a wheeled vehicle, used to move people or goods along early trade routes. The common thread is the infrastructure that lets value travel from source to destination. Radio net
It’s 2025, and the issues of interoperability still dog the off-grid sector. Several voices[1][2] have raised concerns about the lack of interoperability in the sector; lessons from on-grid standard
“We invent categories so we can sort things, find things, predict things—and, sadly, divide ourselves.”—Akimbo podcast, “The Big Sort,” 2023 Taxonomies are powerful analytical tools that a
1 │ A vision at odds with reality Digital financial services are intended to level the playing field, offering rural and low-income households the means to access energy using cashless means, just a
As the global community strives to close the energy access gap, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, where more than 600 million people still lack electricity, one critical reality bears repeating: rural
Introduction Sub‑Saharan Africa (SSA) has made remarkable strides towards improving electricity access, rising from 36 % in 2010 to approximately 48% in 2023[1]. Despite this progress, more than 560
Data veracity: the keystone of sustainable off‑grid energy Our earlier posts argued that rock‑bottom pricing often hides poor product quality, and that “cheap” solutions can stall households a
Our previous post highlighted how Tier 1 and 2 energy solutions risk becoming permanent stopgaps while addressing immediate energy poverty if they lack robust support systems and enforced upgrade path
In my post where I posited that lower-tier systems are not sustainable, a lot of comments came through from sector experts. The ensuingdebate around these energy access tiers and their role in the glo
Off-grid electrification has emerged as a critical pathway toward achieving universal energy access, particularly in rural and peri-urban communities. Within this space, Tier 1 and Tier 2 solutions of
Universal electrification remains a key target under the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 7), and off-grid solutions—often categorised as Tier 1 or Tier 2 under the World Bank’
