Kenya - Implementation Manual : Financing Mechanisms for Solar Electric Equipment

This manual is based on more than two year's worth of field experience in Kenya during which about 120 solar home systems (SHS) were installed through different financing mechanisms. It outlines two different finance approaches that address li...

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Published: Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/07/693403/kenya-implementation-manual-financing-mechanisms-solar-electric-equipment
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spelling okr-10986-203192021-04-23T14:03:37Z Kenya - Implementation Manual : Financing Mechanisms for Solar Electric Equipment World Bank ACCESSORIES BASIC BORROWER BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES COMMITMENT CONSUMER GOODS CURRENT EXPENDITURES DATA COLLECTION DEPOSITS DISBURSEMENT ENGINEERS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS GRANT FINANCING INCREMENTAL COSTS INTEREST RATES LOAN LOAN AGREEMENTS LOAN AMOUNT LOAN REPAYMENTS PARTICIPATORY APPROACH PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMS RADIO RURAL ELECTRIFICATION SAVINGS SMALL LOANS SUPPLIERS SUSTAINABLE FINANCING SYSTEM DESIGN SYSTEMS DESIGN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL PARTNERS TECHNICIANS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEVISION TRANSITION ECONOMIES This manual is based on more than two year's worth of field experience in Kenya during which about 120 solar home systems (SHS) were installed through different financing mechanisms. It outlines two different finance approaches that address lighting and power needs of 1) rural households with regular cash income and 2) small businesses with the potential to increase their productivity with solar-powered electricity. This report found that it was feasible to establish financing mechanisms for solar electric systems for use in households and small businesses-once the right partners were identified and clear procedures were identified indicating each partner's responsibilities. The desire to have electricity is so deeply-rooted that households that have a chance to obtain loan to acquire a solar electric system will do so. In order to get these financing mechanisms off the ground, a certain amount of technical assistance for training and quality control is necessary, as is a limited financial assistance to slightly reduce the costs of the loans offered. 2014-09-30T21:03:03Z 2014-09-30T21:03:03Z 2000-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/07/693403/kenya-implementation-manual-financing-mechanisms-solar-electric-equipment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20319 English en_US Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP);no. ESM 231 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper Publications & Research Africa Kenya
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topic ACCESSORIES
BASIC
BORROWER
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
COMMITMENT
CONSUMER GOODS
CURRENT EXPENDITURES
DATA COLLECTION
DEPOSITS
DISBURSEMENT
ENGINEERS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
GRANT FINANCING
INCREMENTAL COSTS
INTEREST RATES
LOAN
LOAN AGREEMENTS
LOAN AMOUNT
LOAN REPAYMENTS
PARTICIPATORY APPROACH
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRAMS
RADIO
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
SAVINGS
SMALL LOANS
SUPPLIERS
SUSTAINABLE FINANCING
SYSTEM DESIGN
SYSTEMS DESIGN
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL PARTNERS
TECHNICIANS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELEVISION
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
spellingShingle ACCESSORIES
BASIC
BORROWER
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
COMMITMENT
CONSUMER GOODS
CURRENT EXPENDITURES
DATA COLLECTION
DEPOSITS
DISBURSEMENT
ENGINEERS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
GRANT FINANCING
INCREMENTAL COSTS
INTEREST RATES
LOAN
LOAN AGREEMENTS
LOAN AMOUNT
LOAN REPAYMENTS
PARTICIPATORY APPROACH
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRAMS
RADIO
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
SAVINGS
SMALL LOANS
SUPPLIERS
SUSTAINABLE FINANCING
SYSTEM DESIGN
SYSTEMS DESIGN
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL PARTNERS
TECHNICIANS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELEVISION
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
World Bank
Kenya - Implementation Manual : Financing Mechanisms for Solar Electric Equipment
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relation Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP);no. ESM 231
description This manual is based on more than two year's worth of field experience in Kenya during which about 120 solar home systems (SHS) were installed through different financing mechanisms. It outlines two different finance approaches that address lighting and power needs of 1) rural households with regular cash income and 2) small businesses with the potential to increase their productivity with solar-powered electricity. This report found that it was feasible to establish financing mechanisms for solar electric systems for use in households and small businesses-once the right partners were identified and clear procedures were identified indicating each partner's responsibilities. The desire to have electricity is so deeply-rooted that households that have a chance to obtain loan to acquire a solar electric system will do so. In order to get these financing mechanisms off the ground, a certain amount of technical assistance for training and quality control is necessary, as is a limited financial assistance to slightly reduce the costs of the loans offered.
format Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper
author World Bank
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author_sort World Bank
title Kenya - Implementation Manual : Financing Mechanisms for Solar Electric Equipment
title_short Kenya - Implementation Manual : Financing Mechanisms for Solar Electric Equipment
title_full Kenya - Implementation Manual : Financing Mechanisms for Solar Electric Equipment
title_fullStr Kenya - Implementation Manual : Financing Mechanisms for Solar Electric Equipment
title_full_unstemmed Kenya - Implementation Manual : Financing Mechanisms for Solar Electric Equipment
title_sort kenya - implementation manual : financing mechanisms for solar electric equipment
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/07/693403/kenya-implementation-manual-financing-mechanisms-solar-electric-equipment
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20319
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