solar power Archives

Sunset in the background, electric power grid in the foreground.

Where is development finance going in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Feature / Explore key takeaways from a new study examining development finance flows in the Western Balkans.

15 February 2024 / About Climate policy, Finance, Fossil fuels, Public policy and Renewables

Drone aerial footage of river Drina and Tara mountain hilly landscape in Serbia. Electric power plant Bajina Basta.

Analyzing development finance flows in the Western Balkans’ energy sector: a 2008–2020 perspective

Journal article / The study presents a scoping literature review and detailed analysis of the five countries’ energy sector-related development finance flows from 2008 to 2020.

3 January 2024 / About Finance, Public policy and Renewables

A house in Nazret, Ethiopia with wind turbines in the background.

Knowledge-sharing and reflection with Sida and Norad: increasing private investment in Africa’s energy sector

Feature / A recent SEI workshop explored ways to boost private investment in Africa's energy sector through collaborative dialogue.

21 December 2023 / About Energy access, Finance, Public policy and Renewables

Confluence of the Indus and Zanskar Rivers.

T20 Policy Briefs

Feature / These policy briefs are a contribution to T20 India, an "idea bank" designed to inform and inspire policy discussions at this year's G20 Summit.

5 July 2023 / About Business, Cities, Climate policy, Energy access, Finance, Food and agriculture, Geopolitics, Innovation, Land use, Mitigation, Public policy, Renewables, Supply Chains, Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable lifestyles and Water resources

The role of risk mitigation in renewable energy investments in Southern Africa

Past event / SEI hosted a webinar on the role of risk mitigation instruments when attracting private finance to renewable energy projects in Southern Africa.

28 June 2023 / About Finance, Mitigation and Renewables

A photograph of solar cells at a riverside solar farm in Kitwe, Zambia

Risk mitigation and transfer for renewable energy investments: case studies in the Southern Africa Development Community

SEI report / This report explores the role of risk mitigation and transfer (RMT) instruments for enabling renewable energy investments in SADC countries.

28 June 2023 / About Finance and Renewables

Solar panels in Gobabeb in Namibia's Central Namib desert.

To tackle climate change, we need less talk about climate finance and more action on project finance

Perspective / The international community must pay serious attention and spend political capital on the mechanisms through which finance translates into actual projects.

26 June 2023 / About Finance and Renewables

Screenshot of SEI Executive Director Måns Nilsson and IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera holding up their signed Memorandum of Understanding via video conference.

SEI and IRENA form partnership on renewable energy work

Feature / SEI and the the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding formalizing a working collaboration on energy issues.

26 May 2023 / About Energy access, Finance, Geopolitics, Innovation, Participation, Planning and modelling, Public policy and Renewables