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Featured Event

12 June, 3pm EAT/8am EDT

Meet the CAP Financial Innovation Challenge Awardees: Pioneering Financial Innovations for Distributed Renewable Energy(link is external)

Join us as we showcase the development of seven innovative financial aggregation solutions, with the goal of achieving increased financing for low-cost clean energy in East Africa. This is a unique opportunity to learn more about these innovations, and gain insights from early feasibility studies. (link is external)

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Past events

June 2023
CAP Webinar Series: Financial Aggregation for Small-Scale Renewable Energy in East Africa

Re-live the webinar on financial aggregation for small-scale renewable energy in East Africa. The event formed part of the Climate Aggregation Platform (CAP), which is a Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded project that seeks to advance and raise awareness for innovative solutions to market barriers for financial aggregation – with the goal to increase access to low-cost financing for low-carbon energy in developing countries.

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February 2023
Workshop on Market Development for Financial Aggregation for Small-Scale Renewable Energy in Uganda

The workshop promoted innovative solutions to overcome market barriers in financial aggregation, with the objective of increasing access to low-cost financing for low-carbon energy in Uganda. It included presentations on a study about the potential for decentralized renewable energy (DRE) financial aggregation, discussions on improving financial reporting, data management, and customer creditworthiness assessment for DRE companies to attract investments.
November 2022
Energy Efficiency and Electric Mobility Conference 2022

UNDP supported the organization of the Energy Efficiency and Electric Mobility Conference 2022 in Kampala (Nov 2022) as part of its efforts to support the development of e-mobility in the country – UNDP has supported the Government of Uganda to revise its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC).
September 2022
Workshop on Innovative Finance for Distributed Renewable Energy

The workshop facilitated discussions between stakeholders in the energy and finance sectors to explore innovative financing solutions for small-scale renewable energy projects. It provided a platform for over 50 participants including government officials, development partners, private sector actors, civil society organizations, academia, and others to share knowledge and experiences, identify challenges, and propose solutions for renewable energy financing.
August 2022
CAP Innovation Challenge: Information Session

We hosted an information session to provide more details on the CAP Financial Innovation Challenge and the application process.
June 2022
Linking Global Finance to Small-Scale Clean Energy: Report Launch and Panel Discussion

The webinar presented the report that analyses potential links between global finance to small-scale clean energy projects in developing countries. The analysis identifies key barriers, market enablers, case studies, insights and recommendations to wider adoption of financial aggregation as a means to enable capital flows at scale toward small-scale low carbon energy initiatives.

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June 2022
National Renewable Energy Platform (NREP) Stakeholders Meeting

UNDP worked closely with the MEMD to support the establishment of the National Renewable Energy Platform (NREP) to strengthen collective action, curtail duplication of efforts and enhance resource mobilization for the development of the renewable energy sector in Uganda. UNDP notably helped organize the first NREP ‘Stakeholders Meeting’ in Kampala in June 2022 with over 120 participants.

June 2021
Side-event as part of the High-Level Dialogue on Energy Ministerial Forum: Financing solar at the last mile: perceived challenges, risks and opportunities

The webinar hosted by UNDP and the International Renewable Energy Agency addressed the challenges in financing decentralized renewable energy projects for last-mile electricity access. It emphasized the need for innovative financing mechanisms and collaboration between organizations mobilize capital and accelerate the transition to renewable energy solutions in developing countries, where it is most needed. Various stakeholders, including impact investors, DRE enterprises, industry associations, financial intermediaries, and multi-stakeholder initiatives, shared their perspectives on equity and debt financing trends to bridge the energy access gap.

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November 2020
CAP Webinar Series: Financial Securitisation for Small-Scale Low Carbon Assets in Developing Countries

The webinar focused on practical case studies and real-time solutions from around the world, offering participants valuable insights into leveraging financial mechanisms to support sustainable projects

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