Off-grid solar & mini-grids

Solar home systems and mini-grids bringing electricity to communities beyond the national grid.

Regions and countries

The hub's profiled projects and the registry entries are counted together. An entry that names several countries is counted under each.

Africa16
Africa
CountryEntries
Cameroon1
DR Congo2
Guinea-Bissau1
Kenya2
Madagascar2
Malawi2
Namibia1
Rwanda1
Sudan1
Tanzania1
Togo1
Zambia1
Asia and the Pacific20
Asia and the Pacific
CountryEntries
Bangladesh1
India11
Myanmar1
Nepal1
Philippines1
Singapore2
Solomon Islands1
Vietnam2
Latin America and the Caribbean2
Latin America and the Caribbean
CountryEntries
Haiti1
Peru1

Projects

Bboxx DRC solar home systems (Gold Standard PoA)

Operating in DR Congo since 2017, distributing clean energy, clean cooking and smartphones.

Bboxx Kenya solar home systems (Gold Standard PoA)

Operating in Kenya since 2011, now part of Bboxx's Gold Standard-certified pan-African carbon-credit programme.

Bboxx Rwanda solar home systems (Gold Standard PoA)

Bboxx's first market, launched in Kigali in 2013, now part of a Gold Standard-certified pan-African carbon-credit programme.

CIZO: Bboxx/EDF solar kits national electrification programme

Togo's national rural electrification subsidy programme, distributing solar home systems since 2017 under the name CIZO.

Hariharpurgadi Wind-Solar Hybrid Mini-Grid

Described by the Asian Development Bank as Nepal's largest wind-solar hybrid power system, serving 83 households in a Sindhuli district village.

JUMEME Mini-Grids, Lake Victoria

Solar-hybrid mini-grids on Lake Victoria islands, co-funded by the European Union Energy Facility.

Luz en Casa Amazonía Micro-Grid Pilot Project

A solar micro-grid replacing a diesel generator in an isolated Amazonian community.

Malalison Island Solar PV Hybrid Pilot Project

A solar PV and battery hybrid system moving a small Philippine island from part-time to round-the-clock power.

Monpura Island Solar Mini-Grids

Two solar mini-grids bringing round-the-clock electricity to an island in the Meghna estuary.

Nuru Goma 1 solar-hybrid mini-grid

A solar-hybrid mini-grid in Goma, North Kivu, described by MIGA as the largest off-grid mini-grid in sub-Saharan Africa.

Off-Grid Renewable Energy Demonstration Project

A capacity-development project installing solar PV and biomass systems in schools and public buildings across at least 25 Myanmar villages.

Promoting Solar Mini-Grids for Clean and Reliable Energy in Sudan

A GEF-funded, UNDP-implemented programme building solar mini-grids and retrofitting diesel mini-grids in rural Sudan.

Rural Electrification through Solar Mini-Grid, Contuboel

A roughly 100 kWp solar mini-grid serving Contuboel village and surroundings, funded by an OPEC Fund grant.

Solar Lighting Project in Zambia

A Gold Standard-registered programme distributing solar lights to Zambian households, replacing kerosene lamps and candles.

Solar Power Development Project (Solomon Islands)

Five grid-connected solar plants built across Solomon Islands provincial townships.

Solar Power for Rural Villages in Madagascar

Solar mini-grids for rural villages in Madagascar, listed on the Gold Standard registry.

Solengy Haiti Co-Loan Solar PV Solutions

10 MWp of distributed solar PV and battery storage for households, schools, hospitals and businesses across Haiti.

Voundou Solar Mini-Grid

A solar and battery mini-grid in Voundou village, Centre Region, built by REI Cameroon.

Also listed in the registries