Partnership to support productive-use appliance expansion

We are excited to partner with CLASP, an international NGO, and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet Inc. (Global Energy Alliance), to support expanding the use of energy-efficient, income-generating appliances in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The collaboration will see the customisation of Prospect as dMRV platform for CLASP and the Global Energy Alliance's Productive Use Financing Facility (the Financing Facility) 2.0, a catalytic initiative that increases access to energy-efficient, income-generating appliances across Africa. The $6.1m Financing Facility 2.0 expansion builds on a successful two-year pilot, proving the market for productive-use appliances. It will support businesses, farmers, and communities in Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Kenya to acquire up to 10,000 energy-efficient productive use appliances – such as solar fridges, pumps, and mills – through grants, subsidies, and technical support.

Prospect will significantly accelerate eligibility verification through automated checks against e.g. system and customer data, and sales and installation records. Custom dashboards will provide real-time tracking of sales and installation status, remote monitoring of systems, and display program impact metrics – such as income generated, customers served, water pumped, and CO2e mitigated. This increases transparency, strengthens monitoring and evaluation, and allows for feedback loops to refine incentives.

We are proud to provide a robust, comprehensive dMRV platform to support CLASP and Global Energy Alliance's efforts to mitigate CO2, strengthen agricultural value chains, and create green jobs across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Siena Hacker, Financing Facility project manager, says: "Prospect is integral to the Productive Use Financing Facility's success as an effective results-based financing (RBF) program. Robust verification is the foundation of any RBF initiative, and Prospect provides us with greater confidence in the sales we support. By allowing us to track impact in real-time across multiple countries, the platform streamlines the verification process for CLASP and our participating companies alike."

Media Contacts:

Thomas Duveau, Access to Energy Institute/Prospect: info@a2ei.org

Benson Kibiti, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet: media@energyalliance.org

About A2EI

The Access to Energy Institute (A2EI) is a non-profit research and development institute dedicated to sustainable energy access and a just energy transition – focusing on local economic growth, improved livelihoods, climate action, and synergies among SDGs. We provide open-source data, software and financing solutions, on-the-ground research, prototype co-development and testing, and support pilot projects for scalable, affordable clean energy solutions.

About CLASP

CLASP is the leading global authority on efficient appliances in fighting climate change and improving people's lives. An international NGO with 25 years of expertise and offices on four continents, CLASP collaborates with policymakers, industry leaders, and other experts to create a more sustainable future for people and the planet.

About the Global Energy Alliance

The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet Inc. ('Global Energy Alliance') builds transformative public, private, philanthropic partnerships to end energy poverty and accelerate green economic opportunity. Founded in 2021 by The Rockefeller Foundation, IKEA Foundation and Bezos Earth Fund, we work to unlock finance, strengthen institutions and transform markets, delivering progress that goes beyond individual projects to drive lasting systems change.

With work in more than 30 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, our alliance aims to reach 1 billion people with clean electricity, prevent 4 billion tons of carbon emissions and create or improve 150 million jobs. For more information, please visit www.energyalliance.org and follow us on X at @EnergyAlliance.

About the Productive Use Financing Facility

The Financing Facility is an innovative program that provides grants, subsidies, and technical assistance to suppliers and distributors to lower appliance prices and reach more customers. This makes it easier for small businesses, entrepreneurs, and households to buy energy-efficient technologies, such as solar water pumps, mills, and refrigerators, at favorable prices.

This program is supported by the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet.

For more information, contact financing@clasp.ngo, and follow us on LinkedIn for regular updates.