World Resources Institute: Energy for Economic Vitality (EEV)
The Energy for Economic Vitality (EEV) project addressed the need for significant growth in private enterprise and commercial investment aimed to meet the demand of India's rural and poor communities for clean and modern energy services through researching and analyzing business and policy models.
World Resources Institute: Electricity Governance Initiative (EGI) This grant supported the creation of a new dialogue between electricity sector actors and civil society around improving governance in the sector—focusing on Thailand, India, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Fundación Solar worked with the government of Guatemala to prepare a regulatory framework for distributed generation to allow electric generation projects to be connected to distribution lines, as well as main transmission systems. The goal of the project was to open the market for renewable energy projects at the end of distribution lines.
The Small-Scale Sustainable Infrastructure Development Fund (S3IDF) S3IDF used its innovative social merchant bank model in to fund investments that addressed the lack of energy infrastructure necessary for poverty alleviation in India.S3IDF provided pre-investment support to chosen groups, arranged financing, and performed monitoring and evaluation of the investments.
Winrock International Winrock International brought cost-effective and clean cooking and lighting to rural homes in Nicaragua, using a proven technology integrating a Thermo-Electric Generator (TEG) into a fuel-efficient, low-emissions wood stove (ICS); the product is called the Firefly-Ecostove.
