Distributed Generation in Africa
Across Africa, businesses and communities are increasingly turning to distributed solar power to overcome chronic energy shortages, a trend that…
Publications
Renewable Energy Auctions: Design for Risk Allocation
Renewable energy auctions are on the rise worldwide, becoming an important tool for procuring clean electricity. By encouraging competition, auctions…
Driving Thailand’s Power System Transformation: Unlocking the Potential of BESS
Thailand’s electricity sector is entering a pivotal phase as it pursues ambitious clean energy goals and the draft Power Development…
Breaking Barriers, Building Markets
The renewable energy opportunities across Africa are among the strongest in the world, but the continent continues to capture only…
Transforming Africa’s Energy Regulation Landscape
Recognising that effective regulation is a prerequisite to realising sustainable and affordable energy access, the Power Futures Lab in collaboration with GET.transform launched the African Electricity Regulator Peer Review…
Powering Peru’s Future: Smarter Forecasting for Reliable Renewable Integration
Integrating renewables into the grid is not only about building solar panels or wind farms, it’s also about knowing how…
Opening Power Markets to Private Sector Participation
In a new series of Impact Case Studies, GET.transform sheds light on the tangible and lasting results of advancing energy…
Scaling Distributed Generation in Mozambique
Mozambique has developed a roadmap to successfully leverage its distributed generation (DG) potential. The Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy…
New CIER Studies to Advance Regional Energy Integration
The Commission for Regional Energy Integration (Comisión de Integración Energética Regional, or CIER) has published two new reports to help…
Economic Guidelines of the African Model Mini-Grid Regulations Tool
The African Forum for Utility Regulators (AFUR) introduces a new set of Economic Guidelines to support the adoption of the…
Legal Guidelines of the African Model Mini-Grid Regulations Tool
The African Forum of Utility Regulators (AFUR) has introduced a new Legal Guidelines document as part of its work on…
Renewable Supply Chains and Manufacturing: Building Bridges between Africa and Europe
A new report underscores the untapped potential for collaboration in renewable energy development across Africa and Europe. The study reveals…
Peru’s Path to a Renewable Future: Power Forecasting, Integration, and Grid Stability
Peru is making strides in renewable energy (RE) by integrating wind and solar power into its grid, aiming to reach…
Enhancing Peru’s Power System: Methodological considerations for vRE Grid Integration
As Peru expands its variable renewable energy (vRE) sources, mainly solar and wind, the country’s power system must adapt to new…
Advancing Renewable Energy in Peru: Forecasting Solar and Wind Power
The Comité de Operación Económica del Sistema (COES), Peru’s power system operator, is preparing for increased integration of variable renewable…
Carbon Finance and Trading Options in Lesotho’s Power Sector
Lesotho continues to make headway in identifying solutions that foster the country’s electrification, sustainable development and climate goals. In partnership…
Driving Growth: Effective Renewable Energy Tendering in Africa
A new report highlights renewable energy auctions as a powerful tool in accelerating renewables deployment, fostering competition, and enhancing project…
Principles for the Toolbox of African Model Mini-Grid Regulations
The African Forum of Utility Regulators (AFUR) presents a new Technical Guide as part of its work on the African…
How to Unlock Pipelines of Bankable Renewable Energy Projects
A new position paper maps the path to unlocking pipelines of bankable renewable energy projects in emerging markets and developing…
Regulatory and Technical Aspects of Electromobility in the Dominican Republic
A new study has analysed regulatory and technical requirements for electromobility in the Dominican Republic. The research was conducted by…
Revised Regulation for the Connection and Operation of Renewable Power Plants
The Dominican Republic aims for a cleaner, sustainable and more resilient electricity system. The increased integration of renewable energy resources…
International Best Practices in Solar and Wind Power Forecasting
A main challenge of the energy transition is the weather dependent power production of wind farms and solar plants. The…
Improving the vRE Forecasting Framework in Peru
Recognising the challenges posed by weather-dependent renewable production, Peru’s power system operator, COES (Comité de Operación Económica del Sistema Interconectado…
Electric Vehicle Charging Regulation
GET.transform provides a short paper on international experiences to help inform effective regulation for electric vehicle (EV) charging. EVs, especially…
Power Trading Boost in Namibia: New Guide Helps to Unlock Access to MSB and SAPP Markets
Namibia’s Electricity Control Board (ECB), NamPower and the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) have issued a joint guide to support…
Pathways to Sustainable Planning for a Just Energy Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean
In a joint report, UN ECLAC and GET.transform present findings from an extensive mapping survey of energy sector practices in…
Best Practices in Results-Based Financing for Mini-Grids
A new study assesses the impact and effectiveness of results-based financing (RBF) projects and derives key recommendations for setting up…
International Good Practices in Renewable Distributed Generation
In a new technical brief, GET.transform informs on international good practices in distributed renewable energy generation. The brief provides an…
Scalable Power Models: Commercial and Industrial (C&I)
In a new case study, GET.transform highlights C&I business models that successfully promote rural industrialisation. The focus lies on scalable…
Scenarios for the Energy Transition: Experience and Good Practices in Africa
A new IRENA report explores good practices in the development and use of Long-Term Energy Scenarios (LTES) in Africa. The…
Grid-Connected Distributed Generation in Africa
A new manual on Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) highlights the role technical assistance can play in developing favourable conditions for…
Energy System Transformation: New GIZ Guide for Power-System Planners and Technical Assistance Providers
In a new report, GIZ presents an analytical framework to guide energy-system planners, operators, and technical assistance providers throughout their…
Harnessing Private Sector Potential for Rural Development Requires Redefining Productive Use of Energy
A new approach to ‘Productive Use of Energy (PUE)’ is essential to drive a rise in rural industrial activity and…
Scenarios for the Energy Transition
Energy scenarios developed in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are not limited to technical and economic parametres but increasingly…
Towards A Climate-Resilient Energy Infrastructure in Central America
In the last two decades, the percentage of natural disasters has increased by around 11% worldwide. The Central American region…
PV Generation Hosting Capacity in Dominican Distribution Grids
The Dominican Republic benefits from a high abundance of solar insolation, providing good potential for distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) generation…
Five Shifts in Thinking about Off-Grid Productive Use
Developing a sustainable mini-grid market requires more than just subsidies and regulations. Economic activity in mini-grid villages, here in the…
Success in Rural Electrification: Regulatory Case Studies
GET.transform highlights successful approaches in off-grid frameworks in Africa
Nigeria Case Study: Financing Instruments for the Mini-Grid Market
75 mini-grids are currently in operation in Nigeria, showing a total capacity of approximately 7 MW and serving about 160,000…
Ethiopia: Integrating Off-grid Technologies into Electrification Planning
Recognising that the success of off-grid electrification rests upon solid planning, the Government of Ethiopia developed an updated version of…
Sierra Leone Case Study: A Cost-Reflective Mini-Grid Tariff Framework
Through the split asset mini-grid model, Sierra Leone was among the first countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to initiate a close…
Uganda Case Study: A Bundled Approach to Mini-Grid Tendering
With a new compilation of case studies, GET.transform highlights successful approaches to rural electrification in Africa. Working with governments, companies…
New Technical Assistance Guide for Renewable Energy Mini-Grids
Building on 15 years of support in mini-grid development, GET.transform on behalf of GIZ has developed new guidance on creating…