Hi All,

I authored this work and a lot of the recommendations are relevant for
non-energy sectors so please do not be put off from reading this as it has
been borne from an energy project.

In addition, although it was based on a Rwandan context, a lot of the
thinking was informed from work in similar energy interventions in other
displacement contexts in Kenya, Burkina Faso and Uganda.

Collating experience from working with the Moving Energy Initiative, Mercy
Corps' Paying for Darkness and Practical Action and trying to make an
output that was more detailed and practical for project managers to inform
their future work (rather than high level outcomes more often reported).

Energy is a really interesting area because it cross-cuts across so many
sectors but actually has no overall cluster responsibility from a
humanitarian perspective and can be heavily influenced from an engineering
perspective. There are obviously various different forms in which energy
can be delivered for a variety of uses - industrial, commercial, community
and household - all with differing requirements and inclusive design
requirements (thank you Tenzin!).

If MiC members would like to have a webinar on the topic of protracted
crisis and inclusive energy markets / engaging with private sector please
let us know by polling your answer here -
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/MJYGVJX. If we get high enough interest
we'll look into scheduling something.

Regards,

Katie

Dear colleagues,

These are great recommendations.

With respect to #5, "Stimulate the system to incentivize behaviours that will achieve the vision for inclusivity of access," sharing for those in the MiC community but who may not yet be familiar links to the WRC-Mercy Corps resource package on inclusive energy access in emergencies. The resource package includes English and Arabic resources including a handbook, tools and training: Inclusive Energy Access in Emergencies: Handbook, Tools, and Trainings | Women's Refugee Commission (womensrefugeecommission.org) <https: inclusive-energy-access-in-emergencies-handbook-tools-trainings="" research-resources="" www.womensrefugeecommission.org="">.

Best wishes,
Tenzin

Tenzin Manell (she, her) | Associate Director for Cash and Livelihoods
Women's Refugee Commission

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Hi Maha,
Thanks, absolutely! We found that there were a number of systemic constraints restricting clean energy access for refugee communities and built our intervention strategy to address them. Our recommendations are:

1. When identifying private sector actors to work with, assess
their risk and willingness appetite for working in fragile market
environments.

2. Investigate what level of market information is required to build
the confidence of market actors and challenge assumptions of the
refugee market.

3. Establish what market conditions are required to make business
models viable in the long term.

4. Beware of contracting as a means to guarantee delivery targets as
you may not incentivize the behaviours and long-term change you
are striving for.

5. Stimulate the system to incentivize behaviours that will achieve the
vision for inclusivity of access.

6. Affordability of quality goods and services may always be an issue in
protracted displacement environments, so strive for realistic goals.

7. Plan for external changes and allow time to deliver – these
environments are not prescriptive and businesses need time to
adapt and evolve.

8. Adopt smart strategies for subsidies to ensure financial support
delivers market system development objectives.

Best,
Louise

Hi Louise,
Thank you so much for sharing this interesting piece of work. I think its great to know more how to apply the MBP in relatively new or unfamiliar fields, such as energy. Could you please summarize some of the main findings or recommended practices that you came up with from your work on this project.
Thanks again!

Regards,
Maha Hayek
Resilient Markets Adviser
MiC Facilitator
The SEEP Network
www.seepnetwork.org

Good morning,

I'd like to share here Practical Action’s Renewable Energy for Refugees (RE4R) project’s latest publication on our experience and recommendations when working with the private sector to implement energy access activities in Rwanda.
RE4R operates using market-based approaches to support total energy access for households, communities and enterprises.
In this paper we hope to delve a bit deeper into detail and create something practical for program managers who need detailed insight to convert learning into use.

https://infohub.practicalaction.org/handle/11283/622834
All the best,
Louise