Humanitarian Networks and Partnership Week: Virtual Session on Lessons Learnt from Market Based Energy Access in Humanitarian Contexts
Join an interactive dialogue happening next week during the 2022 Humanitarian Networks and Partnership Week 2022. During the session, the GPA Secretariat, Mercy Corps, Practical Action, IOM, and Energy Peace Partners will present a virtual session: Market-Based Approaches to Energy Access in Humanitarian Contexts Session on Wednesday 4 May 2022 from 15:00 to 16:00 CET. This session aims to discuss the ‘how to’ and lessons learned from different approaches to delivering market-based energy access for humanitarian operations and conflict-affected communities at scale, based on learnings from displacement settings in Rwanda, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Niger.
The agenda can be found below, and you can register online here.
Agenda, Lessons Learnt from Market-Based Energy Access in Humanitarian Contexts – HNPW Session, Wednesday 4 May 2022
| Timing | Section | Presenter | Key Messages |
| 0:05 | Opening & Welcome | Mark Gibson
Senior Desk Officer, GPA Coordination Unit |
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| 0:10 | Case 1: Sustainable delivery of LPG (Niger) and Holistic Electrification Model (Ethiopia) | Cecilia Ragazzi, Director for Energy Access, Mercy Corps |
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| 0:10 | Case 2: Market based delivery of solar home systems and productive uses of energy (Rwanda, RE4R) | Laura Clarke, RE4R Project Manager, Practical Action |
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| 0:10 | Case 3: Anchor model – Using Renewable Energy Credits for electrification (South Sudan) | Eva Mach
Head of Environmental Sustainability, IOM; Linda Wamune Program Director, Energy Peace Partners |
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| 0:25 | Panel Discussion and Q&A |
Discussion on future of blended finance and market based programming for increasing energy access in displacement settings. |
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