Funding the Sun : New Paradigms for Financing Off-Grid Solar Companies
This report elucidates the role of financial innovation in the off-grid solar sector and provides a roadmap for practitioners, financiers, and entrepreneurs navigating capital raises for companies active in the sector. It examines a full range of e...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/447971581689878643/Funding-the-Sun-New-Paradigms-for-Financing-Off-Grid-Solar-Companies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33331 |
| Summary: | This report elucidates the role of
financial innovation in the off-grid solar sector and
provides a roadmap for practitioners, financiers, and
entrepreneurs navigating capital raises for companies active
in the sector. It examines a full range of established and
frontier financing options. It illustrates that some
technology-enabled financial innovations, such as
peer-to-peer business lending, are already playing an
important role in the sector. It was prepared by the World
Bank Group and the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance,
the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, with
support from ESMAP. |
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