Energy
We’re ending energy poverty by providing first-time access, delivering solar-powered appliances, and building clean energy infrastructure.
- East Africa
- India
- Latin America
- Sub-Saharan Africa H2R
- West Africa
Our global impact in energy
Lighting a path forward
For many low-income people around the world, the pathway out of poverty starts with electricity.
Eighty percent of people living without energy access today reside in 22 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, forcing them to rely on dangerous and pollutive fuel sources.
Our solutions to ending energy poverty
The next generation of clean energy enterprises are creating products and services that benefit individuals, households, and communities lacking safe, reliable sources of power.
The intersection of poverty and climate
Since people living in poverty are most vulnerable to severe weather events, we embed a climate lens in our impact investing strategy across sectors. Economic resilience goes hand in hand with climate resilience.
Drivers of Income: A study of three social enterprises and how they impact earning
Energy for Livelihoods: Centering low-income communities in the clean energy transition
Meet our energy investees
problem: Energy
region: East Africa
d.light
Providing low-cost solar solutions for the millions without reliable energy access
problem: Energy
region: West Africa
Easy Solar
Making solar energy affordable to low-income customers in Sierra Leone through rent-to-own financing
problem: Energy
region: All Regions
BioLite
Bringing smokeless cookstoves and smart, innovative design to energy solutions
problem: Energy
region: Latin America
Soluna Energia
Offering solar energy services for rural homes in Colombia
problem: Energy
region: East Africa
RVE.SOL
Bringing affordable energy and clean drinking water to low-income communities
problem: Energy
region: East Africa
PowerGen
Providing clean and reliable electricity to off-grid communities
problem: Energy
region: India
Husk Power Systems
Converting rice husks and other biomass into clean energy to power remote villages
problem: Energy
region: India
S4S Technologies
Increasing smallholder farmer incomes and reducing food waste with solar-powered drying machines
problem: Energy
region: West Africa
Winock Solar
Enabling many of Nigeria's small business owners to transition to cost-saving solar power for the first time
problem: Energy
region: India
Promethean Power Systems
An off-grid refrigeration manufacturer increasing Indian dairy farmers’ incomes for their yields
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