PAMIGA Expert Meeting

INNOVATION IN CLEAN ENERGY AND WATER ACCESS
THROUGH MICROFINANCE
PAMIGA Expert Meeting
Organized jointly with UNCDF CleanStart Connect 2014
Addis Ababa, 30-31 October 2014
EXPERT MEETING REPORT
1. Context: PAMIGA’s experience in access to water and energy through
microfinance
PAMIGA is a French-based organization that provides technical assistance to a network of 16 SubSaharan African microfinance institutions. Its mission is to contribute to unlock the economic potential
in rural Africa, by promoting the growth of existing financial intermediaries that serve rural areas.
In its 2012-2014 Business Plan, PAMIGA has defined as one of its three strategic pillars the
development of financial products for access to clean water and energy.
For that purpose, PAMIGA has been implementing since 2012-2013 the following programmes:

The Water & Microfinance Initiative, which seeks to facilitate access to productive water
(irrigation) through microfinance. The programme has been implemented in Senegal with UIMCEC, in Burkina Faso with APFI, and in Togo with WAGES.

The Energy & Microfinance Programme, which aims to facilitate access to solar energy for
households, micro and small enterprises, and villages, through microfinance. The programme
has been implemented in Cameroon with A3C, ICS and UCCGN, in Tanzania with PRIDE
RFW, and in Ethiopia with Wasasa and Buusaa Gonofaa.
This is in this context that PAMIGA started a partnership with UNCDF CleanStart programme in
December 2013, with the objective to implement the Energy & Microfinance Programme in Cameroon,
Tanzania, Ethiopia, Senegal and Burkina Faso.
2. Objectives of the event
PAMIGA’s Expert Meeting on lessons learned from Africa to improve access to clean energy and
water through microfinance was organized jointly with UNCDF’s CleanStart Connect Event 2014. The
objective of the combined events was to unite leading energy and financial service providers,
investors, policy makers and development partners to advance practical solutions to reducing energy
poverty and improving access to productive water
During the first day, PAMIGA’s Expert Meeting built on the practical experiences gained by PAMIGA
and its partners in Sub-Saharan Africa to share good practices and lessons learned in facilitating
access to clean water and energy via microfinance, through various case studies, debates, and
methodological insights.
During the second day, UNCDF’s CleanStart Connect Event widened the debate with other initiatives
and stakeholders from Africa and Asia, in order to discuss about different approaches to increase
access to clean energy for low-income populations.
3. Participants
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The Expert Meeting & CleanStart Connect Event took place on the 30 and 31 of October 2014, at
Hilton Hotel, in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia).
It gathered over 100 participants, representing 80 different organisations from 23 countries (12
African, 6 European, 3 Asian, and 2 North American countries).
Distribution of participants per type of organization:
MFIs
Donors/Funders
NGOs
Energy Solution Providers
Investors/Investment Funds
Policy Makers
Consultants
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24%
23%
15%
11%
10%
9%
7%
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4. Content of the sessions and discussions of the Expert Meeting
Opening session - Incubating new approaches to unleash clean energy and water
access for the poor
Speakers: Michael Hamp (IFAD), Manfred
Kaufmann (SDC), Makarimi Adechoubou
(UNCDF)
The opening session provided a general
panorama of the stakes and challenges
linked to access to clean energy and water
for the poor in Africa.
The IFAD representative, Mr Hamp,
highlighted that pro-poor financial services
building access to water and energy
solutions are essential in the fight for poverty
in Africa.
Mr Kaufmann, the SDC representative, emphasized that the model is still in its early stages. To be
scalable, it requires cross-sectorial collaboration among all stakeholders (MFIs, technology and
service providers, government, regulators, policy-makers and international financial institutions). The
development of a policy/regulatory framework, as well as adapted financial products, would ease the
expansion of the model in Africa.
Finally, Mr Adechoubou (UNCDF) stressed that access to energy and water through microfinance is
not only a challenge but also a great opportunity. The success will depend on the strength of the
collaboration among all stakeholders. We need to connect people and share ideas and opportunities
to provide high quality and affordable services to those at the last mile.
The demand for water and clean energy
Speakers: Teshome Yohannes Dayesso
(Buusaa Gonofaa), Henri Jolibeau Libang II
(MIFED), Kerman Wildberger (PAMIGA)
During this session, the three speakers
explained how their organizations have
assessed the needs of their clients before
developing and launching new products.
Teshome Yohannes, CEO of Buusaa Gonofaa,
an Ethiopian MFI, underlined how the market
study enabled them to understand the energy
needs of their clients at household level
(lighting, mobile phone charging), assess the
potential market, and select adapted solar
solutions to respond to these needs.
Jolibeau Libang explained how, in Cameroon, MIFED identified several types of microenterprises for
which access to energy is an issue (fisheries, millers, hair salons, etc.) and developed technoeconomic cards to characterize these needs, identify adapted solar solution, and assess return on
investment for such solutions, depending on the type and size of the business. Finally, Kerman
Wildberger presented how APFI, a rural MFI from Burkina Faso, has assessed the needs of their
farmer clients for productive water in order to identify irrigation solutions to help them diversify and
secure their production.
The audience then opened the debate on some other energy needs such as cooking, on the question
of gender in regard to water and energy needs, and also on the issue of MFIs’ financing capacity to
respond to the significant demand for water and energy solutions from their clients.
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PAMIGA’s methodological approach to building access to water and clean energy
through microfinance services
Moderator: Marion Allet (PAMIGA)
Speakers:
Amsalu
Alemayehu
(Wasasa), James Obama (PRIDE
RFW), Rémi Deveaux (Schneider
Electric),
Fouad
Abdelmoumni
(PAMIGA),
Mathieu
Merceret
(PAMIGA
Finance),
Kerman
Wildberger (PAMIGA)
During this session, Marion Allet
presented the methodology that has
been developed and tested by
PAMIGA with its partner MFIs in
order to develop microfinance
services for access to clean water
and energy.
The approach is based on 12 different steps: identifying the demand, identifying the offer of technical
solutions, assessing the profitability, setting up partnerships, adapting the HR policy, designing
financial products, developing a marketing strategy, strengthening the supply chain, developing a
monitoring strategy, training staff, implementing and evaluating a pilot, and defining a deployment
strategy. Each panelist contributed by explaining why these different steps are crucial for the
successful implementation of the programme, showing that this type of programme implies much more
than just developing a financial product. Marion Allet specified that the methodology keeps being
refined as learnings emerge from field experience.
Debates following the presentation emphasized the importance of selecting quality technologies,
raising awareness of the technical solutions and their use among clients, ensuring waste management
for such technologies, and testing the approach through a pilot phase before rolling out.
Environmental risk management in building access to irrigation
Speaker: Jacques de La Rocque (CEREG)
Jacques de La Rocque emphasized how developing irrigated
agriculture can potentially have a negative impact on the
environment, by possibly increasing pressure on water resources
(increased water uptakes) or generating pollutions (increased
quantity of chemical inputs used, inadequate water uptake
systems). He then presented the approach adopted by PAMIGA in
order to manage the environmental risks linked to access to
irrigation: (a) conditioning water loan disbursement to some
specific environmental criteria; (b) improving staff’s knowledge of
environmental and agricultural issues; and (c) monitoring the
environmental performance.
The discussions that followed focused on the level of technical
expertise needed from loan officers and on the involvement of
public sector actors.
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Lessons learned from building access to clean water and energy through
microfinance services
Moderator: Quentin Antoine (PAMIGA)
Speakers: Ousmane Thiongane (UIMCEC), Henri Jolibeau LibangII (MIFED)
In this panel, Ousmane Thiongane, CEO
of
the
Senegalese
microfinance
institution U-IMCEC, and Henri Jolibeau
Libang II, Project coordinator in MIFED
Cameroon, shared their respective
experiences
in
implementing
a
programme of access to water (for UIMCEC) or energy (for MIFED) through
microfinance.
They identified common lessons from their field experience, such as the importance of having an
organization facilitating the collaboration between two sectors that are not used to working together
(microfinance and water/energy stakeholders) or the importance of developing adapted strategies to
foster staff motivation. For water programmes, Ousmane confirmed that integrating environmental
criteria is crucial and presented his strategy to develop a dedicated department, with specialized staff,
to handle agricultural and irrigation loans. For energy programmes, Jolibeau emphasized that a key
challenge is also to strengthen the energy supply chain in order to be able to reach the “last mile”; for
that purpose, MIFED has started to create a network of locally-based Energy Entrepreneurs.
The discussions with the audience raised the issue of strengthening internal technical skills within the
MFI vs. working with a technical partner, as well as the conditions for successful up-scaling.
Tackling the “Last Mile” delivery issue
Speakers: Fekadu Mengistu (Ries
Engineering), Ramin Nadimi (Orb
Energy)
Reaching the “last mile” clients in rural
areas for delivery, installation and
maintenance services for technical
solutions came as a recurrent
challenge during the discussions over
the day. In this session, the 2
speakers presented the respective
models that they have developed to
address this issue.
Fekadu Mengistu, Deputy Manager of Ries Engineering, distributor of Schneider Electric solar
solutions in Ethiopia, presented their model of Village Electrician (VE). In this model, VEs are local
service providers based at village level, in charge of marketing, installation and after-sale services.
They are selected, trained and contracted by Ries Engineering to perform these tasks and are paid on
the bases of the number of units installed.
Ramin Nadimi, from Orb Energy solar company, presented the model that they have successfully
implemented in India. This model is based on the development of a network of micro-franchises, who
become local retailers of solar solutions.
The audience then opened the debate on the implication of exploring this market through CSR
activities versus core business activities, on the financing of micro-franchises, on the importance of
having spare parts available locally, on the issue of VEs’ motivation in case of slow start, and on the
challenges linked to replicating Orb’s model in Africa.
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PAMIGA’s way forward in building access to water and clean energy
Speaker: Renée Chao-Béroff (PAMIGA)
Mrs Chao-Béroff emphasized that PAMIGA’s access to water and
energy initiative is exclusively demand-driven. PAMIGA acts as a
facilitator between the microfinance industry and the energy/water
technology providers.
Given its strong rural focus, PAMIGA builds strong relationships in
rural communities and reaches easily the Bottom of the Pyramid.
Microfinance (thanks to small installments) bridges access to
energy and water technical solutions.
The current demand for energy and water is substantial. There is no doubt on the existence of that
demand. Existing technical solutions are also well designed enough to match the current market
demand in Africa. The main constraints relates to training, capacity building and developing a
collaborative model between MFIs and technology suppliers.
On the next steps, Renée Chao-Béroff highlighted that PAMIGA will build on the lessons learned and
scale-up. The programme of access to water and energy will be replicated in 10 countries in the next
3-4 years, within the network of MFIs of PAMIGA, which will be expanded to around 20 MFIs. The
programme will also diversify product-wise.
In parallel, PAMIGA, along with strong impact investors, has setup an investment vehicle (Pamiga
Finance) that invests in member MFIs to expand access to water and energy in rural communities.
Last but not least, in the coming years, PAMIGA will bring digital finance on top of its development
agenda. The modernization of the microfinance business model is key to reduce transaction costs and
improve rural outreach of microfinance services.
Please refer to UNCDF’s CleanStart Connect 2014 report for more details on the sessions held during
the second day.
5. Publications and tools
5.1.
Case studies
PAMIGA has written two case studies based on its experience in Africa:

Energy and Microfinance: The Cases of A3C and UCCGN in Cameroon. This case study
discusses the methodology adopted by Association des CVECA et CECA du Centre du
Cameroun (A3C) and the Union des CECA et CVECA du Grand Nord (UCCGN) in piloting
the Energy and Microfinance Program in Central and Northern Cameroon. The program aims
at increasing access to solar energy for rural people excluded from national power grids,
helping reduce their energy bills, improving living conditions, reducing health risks associated
with the use of fossil fuels, and developing economic activities. The study reviews the
approach adopted in developing a financial product dedicated to solar energy and highlights
the various barriers that make access to solar energy difficult in isolated rural areas.

Water and Microfinance: The Case of U-IMCEC in Senegal. This case study discusses the
methodology adopted by U-IMCEC in piloting the Water and Microfinance Initiative (WMI) in
Niayes, Senegal. WMI was launched in 2012 and it aims at facilitating access to productive
water irrigation for small-scale family farmers who are also clients of rural MFIs. The goal of
the initiative is to secure crop production, improve productivity, increase cultivated areas,
boost profitability of operations, and sustainably increase producer’s income. The study
reviews the need for productive water and the approach used in providing irrigation solutions
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adapted to both the needs of small farmers and specific environmental risks. It also highlights
obstacles and lessons learned during the pilot phase.
During the event, these publications, available in both English and French, were distributed to all
participants. Electronic copies are available on PAMIGA’s website or upon request by email.
5.2.
Methodological toolkit
PAMIGA has also developed a methodological toolkit that can be used by MFIs interested in offering
financial products for access to clean water or energy.
The toolkit presents the different steps (12 in total) needed to develop such products and services.
Each step is presented in details (objectives, involved stakeholders, methodology, outputs, time
needed), including tips and support documents.
The toolkit was distributed to all participants on a USB drive during the event.
5.3.
Guide of agricultural and irrigation good practices
CEREG has developed for PAMIGA a Guide of Agricultural and Irrigation Good Practices, which can
be used by MFIs’ loan officers to help them identify potential environmental risks linked to irrigation
during the water loan analysis process, as well as for educating clients on the importance to fulfil the
environmental criteria (e.g. why the concerned farmer should build an edge around his well).
The Guide, available in French, has been integrated in the Methodological Toolkit shared by PAMIGA.
6. Evaluation of the event
An evaluation survey was provided at the end of the second day to all participants. A total of 34
answers were collected, showing overall a great level of satisfaction.
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
The event has helped give me a better
understanding of some innovative solutions to
improve acces to clean energy and water
This event has helped to demystify how other
stakeholders think and opeate
Disagree
Strongly disagree
52%
36%
3% 3%
42%
9% 6%
48%
The event has helped me to gain a better
understanding of PAMIGA and its work in Africa
59%
41%
Overall I consider that the PAMIGA Expert
Meeting & CleanStart Connect 2014 was useful
62%
35%
I consider that this event was well organized
I would be interested to attend another PAMIGA
Expert Meeting or CleanStart Connect event
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67%
73%
30%
3%
3%
24% 3%
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Annex 1 – LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
1
Makarimi Adechoubou
UNCDF Eastern & Southern Africa
2
Michael Hamp
FIDA
3
Manfred Kaufmann
SDC - Water Policy Advisor Africa
4
Vincent Wierda
UNCDF CleanStart
5
Renée Chao-Béroff
PAMIGA
6
Ira Lieberman
PFSA Board
7
Kimanthi Mutua
PAMIGA Board
8
Christophe Lucet
PAMIGA Board
9
Amsalu Alemayehu
Wasasa
10
Teshome Dayesso
Buusaa Gonofaa
11
Vincent Mokua Oigo
WPS
12
Lamine Gueye
CAURIE
13
Ousmane Thiongane
UIMCEC
14
Félix Sawadogo
APFI
15
Ramanou Nassirou
Wages
16
James Obama
PRIDE RFW
17
Dieudonné Gnanvo
RENACA
18
Charlotte Penda
ICS
19
Bouba Ndjidda
UCCGN
20
Sophie JABLONSKI
BEI
21
Nicola Armacost
Arc Finance
22
Prince Charles Baffour
Fidelity Bank
23
Wolday Amhra
AEMFI
24
Kebede Tezera
Peace MFI
25
Thomas Nkouenkeu
PADMIR
26
Jacques de la Rocque
CEREG
27
Joël Lelostec
Schneider Electric
28
Ato Tameru
AFD
29
Ramin Nadimi
Orb Energy
30
Cindy Kerr
SunnyMoney
31
Patricia Kwagga
Rural Electrification Agency
32
Victoria Arch
Angaza Design
33
Nena Sanderson
Off.Grid:Electric
34
Samson Tsegaye
Stiftung Solar Energy
35
Umberto Trivella
Microfinanza
36
Kevin Kennedy
Clearcape
37
Sagar Gubbi
Ecoforge Advisors Pvt Ltd
38
Aissa Toure
IFAD
39
Anny Caroll Ngo Bakang Bassog
Afraca
40
Ato Eyob Ayana
Development Bank of Ethiopia
41
Welela Ketema
World Bank Ethiopia
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42
Ms. Kidanua Abera
UNDP Ethiopia
43
Faris Khader
UNDP GEF
44
Samson Atsbha
GIZ
45
Jan Vloet
SNV
46
Winnie Odhiambo
Acumen Fund
47
Lars Ekman
Norad
48
Heinz Habertheuer
Austrian Development Cooperation
49
Anne Marie van Swinderen
UNCDF
50
Ajaita Shah
Frontier Markets
51
Ezikiel Phiri
CUMO
52
George Muruka
Microsave
53
Mawira Chitima
IFAD
54
Felistas Coutinho
Tujijenge Africa
55
Marloes Adema
Enclude
56
Olivia Muiru
B Lab
57
Adrienne Klasa
FT This is Africa
58
Jebessa Dugassa
Wasasa
59
Bula Kenea
Buusaa Gonofaa
60
Yannis WENDLING
Pamiga - Board
61
Assefa Gebrewold
Head of SME Development Directorate
62
Rukundo Benon
Post Bank
63
Joel Masembe
Pride Microfinance
64
Sopan Bista
AEPC
65
Prithvi Gyawali
AEPC /CREF
66
Eduardo Appleyard
UNCDF
67
Azim Manji
UNCDF
68
Sateesh Kumar
D.LIGHT
69
Daniel Yeo
GLOBAL GREEN GROWTH INSTITUTE
70
Haingo - Rakotondratsima
IFAD
71
Abraha Misghina
Ministry of Water Irrigation and Energy
72
Tsigereda Atnafu
Ministry of Water Irrigation and Energy
73
Maurice Koppes
First Consult
74
Munir Duri
Kifiya
75
Adafre Chane
Zeleke
76
Mr. Rainer Hakala, ,
GIZ Energy Coordination Office
77
Ato Berhanu Negash
GIZ Energy Coordination Office
78
Elin Carlsson
Embassy of Sweden
79
Robert Kelly
UNDP GEF
80
Tony Storrow
DfID Private Enterprise Programme
81
Selome Wondemu
Microfinance African Institutions Network
82
Fekadu Mengistu
RIES
83
Rémi Deveaux
Schneider Electric
84
Onesmo Matei
KIITEC
85
Simon Yon Tjega
MIFED
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86
Jolibeau Libang
MIFED
87
Samora Lupalla
PRIDE RFW
88
Kossi Affo
Wages
89
Hermann Messan
UNCDF MicroLead
90
Bire Abebe
UNCDF Eastern & Southern Africa
91
Hee Sung Kim
UNCDF CleanStart
92
Julie Marks
UNCDF CleanStart
93
René Azokly
PAMIGA
94
Quentin Antoine
PAMIGA
95
Fouad Abdelmoumni
PAMIGA
96
Kerman Wildberger
PAMIGA
97
Marion Allet
PAMIGA
98
Claire Ozanne
PAMIGA
99
Moussoukoura Diarra
PAMIGA
Mathieu Merceret
PAMIGA Finance SA
100
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Annex 2 - AGENDA
INNOVATION IN CLEAN ENERGY AND WATER ACCESS THROUGH MICROFINANCE
PAMIGA Expert Meeting and UNCDF CleanStart Connect 2014
Addis Ababa, 30-31 October 2014
HILTON ADDIS ABABA - Ballroom I & II
THURSDAY 30TH OF OCTOBER - PAMIGA EXPERT MEETING
8.00 - 9.00
Registration
9.00 - 9.30
Opening session - Incubating new approaches to unleash clean energy and water
access for the poor
Speakers:

Michael Hamp, Senior Advisor Rural Finance, International Fund for Agricultural
Development (IFAD)

Manfred Kaufmann, Regional Policy Advisor - Water, Swiss Development
Cooperation (SDC)

Makarimi Adechoubou, Director, Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa,
UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
9.30 - 9.40
Introduction and event overview
Facilitator: Quentin Antoine, PAMIGA
9.40 - 10.30
The demand for water and clean energy
Characterization and segmentation of needs: water versus clean energy, households
versus micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)
Speakers:

Teshome Yohannes Dayesso, Chief Executive Officer, Buusaa Gonofaa, Ethiopia

Henri Jolibeau Libang II, Economist, Microfinance and Development (MIFED),
Cameroon

Félix Sawadogo, Director, Association for the Promotion of Inclusive Finance (APFI),
Burkina Faso
10.30 - 11.00
Coffee/Tea break
11.00 - 12.30
PAMIGA’s methodological approach to building access to water and clean energy
through microfinance services
Format: Interactive panel discussion
Moderator/contributor: Marion Allet, Senior Programme Officer, Environment and
Microfinance, PAMIGA
Contributors:

Fouad Abdelmoumni, Senior Expert, Water and Microfinance, PAMIGA

Kerman Wildberger, Senior Programme Officer, PAMIGA

Mathieu Merceret, Investment Director, PAMIGA Finance

Rémi Deveaux, Social Business Development Manager, Schneider Electric

Amsalu Alemayehu, Chief Executive Officer, Wasasa Microfinance, Ethiopia

James Obama, Managing Director, PRIDE Rural Finance Window, Tanzania
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THURSDAY 30TH OF OCTOBER - PAMIGA EXPERT MEETING
12.30 - 14.00
14.00 - 14.30
Lunch break
Environmental risk management in building access to irrigation (water)
Speaker:
Jacques de La Rocque, Director, CEREG Engineering - Bureau d’études Eau,
Environnement, Assainissement, Hydraulique, France
14.30 - 15.45
Lessons learned from building access to clean water and energy through
microfinance services
The cases of the Union of Mutual Community Savings and Credit Institutions (U-IMCEC) in
Senegal (access to water and irrigation) and the case of MIFED in Cameroon (access to
clean energy)
Format: Interactive panel discussion
Moderator: Quentin Antoine, PAMIGA
Contributors:

Ousmane Thiongane, Director-General, U-IMCEC, Senegal

Simon Yon Tjega, Director-General, MIFED, Cameroon
15.45 - 16.15
Coffee/Tea break
16.15 – 17.30
Tackling the “Last Mile” delivery issue
Inspirational approaches: Entrepreneur Energy Model in Ethiopia and Orb Energy in Asia
Speakers:

Fekadu Mengistu, Deputy Managing Director, Ries Engineering Services (RESCO),
Ethiopia

Ramin Nadimi, Vice President for Africa, Orb Energy
17.30 – 17.50
PAMIGA’s way forward in building access to water and clean energy
Speaker:
Renée Chao-Béroff, General Manager, PAMIGA
17.50 - 18.00
Day 1 review, closing remarks and preview of Day 2
Facilitators:
Quentin Antoine, PAMIGA & Azim Manji
18.00
Cocktail reception
Venue: Harrar Grill, @Hilton Addis Ababa
PAMIGA’S Expert Meeting is based on pilots receiving the support of the Swiss Agency for
Development and Cooperation, the UN Capital Development Fund, the ACP-EU Microfinance,
the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the Swiss Capacity Building Facility and
the Liechtenstein Development Service
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FRIDAY 31st OF OCTOBER – UNCDF CLEANSTART CONNECT 2014
9.00 – 9.15
Setting the context: What do we want to get out of the day?
Facilitator: Azim Manji
9.15 – 9.45
Thinking outside the box: Looking at financing and distribution from the
customer’s perspective
Speaker:
Ajaita Shah, Chief Executive Officer, Frontier Markets, India
9.45 – 11.15
Innovative models of reaching the Base of the Pyramid (BoP)
What are some other transformative ways of reaching the BoP with better and more
affordable energy? What role can MFIs play in relation to these approaches such as payas-you-go and village electrification?
Contributors:

Kevin Kennedy, Director, Clearcape (Panel Lead)

Niki Armacost, Managing Director, Arc Finance

Joël Lelostec, Director, Access to Energy - Business Development, Schneider
Electric

Victoria Arch, Director of Strategy, Angaza Design

Marloes Adema, Consultant, Sustainable Business Practices, Enclude
Audience interaction activity
11.15 – 11.45
Coffee/Tea break
11.45 – 13.15
Innovations in impact measurement – the what and the how
What is being measured in energy access, how is impact measurement embedded
in business processes, and what are key research gaps that still exist in the BoP
energy market?
Contributors:

Anne Marie van Swinderen, Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor (Panel Lead)

Olivia Muiru, Ratings Associate, B Lab (Global Impact Investment Rating System)

Cindy Kerr, Global Marketing Director, SunnyMoney

Victoria Arch, Director of Strategy, Angaza Design

Umberto Trivella, Microfinance Expert, Microfinanza
Audience interaction activity
13.15 – 14.15
Lunch break
14.15 - 14.45
Walking up the investment ladder: The Off:Grid-Electric story
Speaker:
Nena Sanderson, Service Manager, Off:Grid-Electric
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FRIDAY 31st OF OCTOBER – UNCDF CLEANSTART CONNECT 2014
14.45 – 16.15
Impact Investment - Investing for scale and impact
What role can seed capital and technical assistance providers play in paving the way for
impact investors? What are the challenges in bringing clean energy business models to
scale? How can we broaden our partnerships?
Contributors:

Niki Armacost, Managing Director, Arc Finance (Panel Lead)

Ira Lieberman, Chairperson, PAMIGA Finance

Felistas Coutinho, Executive Director, Tujijenge Afrika & Tanzania Coordinator,
Climate Technology Initiative Private Financing Advisory Network (CTI PFAN)

Sophie Jablonski, Energy Specialist, European Investment Bank
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Winnie Odhiambo, Senior Portfolio Associate, Acumen East Africa
Audience interaction activity
16.15 – 16.45
CleanStart’s progress and way forward
Speaker:
Vincent Wierda, CleanStart Programme Manager, UNCDF
16.45 – 17.15
Connecting the Dots: Taking stock and moving to new opportunities
Feedback, highlights of the two days and how it relates to our respective activities
Facilitator: Azim Manji
17:15—17:30
Innovation Awards
17:30
Closing
Speakers:
Renée Chao-Béroff, General Manager, PAMIGA
Vincent Wierda, CleanStart Programme Manager, UNCDF
UNCDF’s CleanStart Programme is supported by
PAMIGA Expert Meeting & CleanStart Connect 2014 – Report
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