September 10, 2020 SAS BULLETIN 

Addressing Affordability of Stand Alone Solar Systems As far as universal access to clean energy is concerned, there remains a huge number of households in Sub-Sahara Africa that do not have access to clean energy. As of 2018 the number stood at 548 million unelectrified people. Read more www.ace-taf.org

The case for responsible taxation to ensure affordable... In March 2020, the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was published proposing the deletion of VAT exemptions on Off-grid Solar products. Subsequently, ACE TAF provided support to KEREA to advocate against the removal of VAT exemption on solar products. Read more www.ace-taf.org

SDG 7 will not be achieved without greater coordination The saying ‘there is strength in unity’ means more to us now in the face of the global Covid-19 pandemic and the possible erosion of some of the gains that had been made in access to energy through off-grid systems. Read more www.ace-taf.org

Webinar: Demand side subsidies are required to make solar... ACE TAF will host a webinar: Demand Side Subsidies are required to make solar products affordable on 23rd September 2020 at 2.30pm (East Africa Time)/11.30am GMT. The webinar will engage experts working to increase electricity access for vulnerable.. Read more www.ace-taf.org

Part 1: Can the Bangladesh IDCOL model be used to... The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the entire world and changed life as we had known it before. It is a defining moment for Africa, and we need to make good use of this opportunity especially in terms of increasing electricity access for rural... Read more www.ace-taf.org

Part 2: Can the Bangladesh IDCOL model be used to... What brought the success that was witnessed with this IDCOL model? Well, three things. One, was the 80% re-financing that ensured partner organisations shared in the risk, albeit to a lesser extent. Read more www.ace-taf.org

Visit the SAS Knowledge Hub for resources on the SAS sector ACE TAF strives to provide the stand-alone solar sector will relevant knowledge resources to inform key decision making and advancement of policy decisions within the sector. In the last quarter we have developed several key resources. Click the link below to visit the Stand-Alone Solar Knowledge hub and get access to all our existing knowledge resources. Browse the SAS Knowledge Hub

COVID-19 - a project's perspective | International... Even when a pandemic causes the world to come to a halt, clean energy must stay accessible. In this blog, Pauline Githugu, our Team Leader on DFID's Africa Clean Energy Technical Assistance Facility (ACE TAF), gives us some insights on how they... Read more intdev.tetratecheurope.com

Upcoming events: Affordable Solar Webinar Series 23rd September 2020 Cost of Distribution workshop (Zambia and Malawi) 15th October 2020

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