Last update: 19 Nov 2020

Our support and analysis

• Read a comprehensive analysis of the pandemic's impact on the off-grid solar market (H1 2020 Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report)
• What is the state of the off-grid solar market six months into the pandemic? (Blog post)
• Latest off-grid solar investment data
• Committed investors keep the funds flowing for off-grid solar
• Avoiding a COVID-19 Food Catastrophe: Deploying Solar Agricultural Technology to Mitigate Mass Hunger (EforA guest blog)
• Watch the recordings and download the slide decks from the Energy Access COVID-19 Relief Summit (15-16 July 2020)
• Consumer protection: a tool to strengthen off-grid solar businesses and safeguard impact
• Monitoring the vital signs: COVID-19 and the off-grid solar industry
• How GOGLA is helping the off-grid solar industry deal with the crisis
• Guidance to our members during the COVID-19 pandemic
• COVID-19 Consumer Insights
• Leadership Advice Network (LEAN)
• Learn more about our advocacy efforts on this page.
• Find support initiatives in our opportunities database. You know of an opportunity not listed in the database? Let us know.
• Find information on Emergency Liquidity Resources in this open-source database. 

Webinars

• Webinar 22 October 2020: Key findings from the H1 2020 Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report: Watch the Recording
• Webinar 13 October 2020: Off-Grid Solar Investment Trends | Watch the recording | Download the slides 
• Webinar 31 March 2020: COVID-19: Coordinating an industry response for the off-grid solar sector | Watch the recording | Download the slides | Your questions answered
• Webinar 2 April 2020: Keeping the Lights On – What you can do today to mitigate the threat of COVID-19 in the Solar PAYGo Industry | Watch the recording | Download the slides
• Webinar 10 June 2020: Consumer Insights during COVID-19 | Watch the recording | Download the slides 
• Webinar 9 July 2020: Consumer Insights during COVID-19 #2 | Watch the recording | Download the slides
• Webinar 3 September 2020: Consumer Insights during COVID-19 #3 | Watch the recording | Download the slides

Power Africa COVID-19 Information Sheets for Off-Grid Solar Companies

• Info Sheet 1: Safe Working Practices
• Info Sheet 2: Strategic Staff Practices
• Info Sheet 3: Supporting Customer Practices Information
• Info Sheet 4: Adjusting Operational Practices 
• Info Sheet 5: Supply Chain Practices
• Info Sheet 6: Financial Runway Practices

Insights, initiatives, commentary, opinions from the industry

• COVID-19 and the need for an urgent response. An open letter from off-grid solar companies (Part 1 | Part 2)
• Enterprise in the time of coronavirus (NextBillion) + Resource Center
• Financing off-grid solar energy access: hypotheses on covid-19 long term impacts
• BBOXX op-ed: COVID-19 is a huge threat to Africa's off-grid energy sector and its millions of customers - here's what needs to be done
• How the PAYGo solar sector can prepare for the coronavirus and keep the lights on 
• Keeping the Lights On: How PAYGo Solar Can Offer Customer Relief During COVID-19
• Off-grid solar companies draw on Ebola lessons to respond to Covid-19
• Coronavirus, economic meltdown and the world of impact - insights from Lauren Cochran from Blue Haven Initiative
• The impact of COVID-19 on India's DRE sector (webinar recording)
• Tackling COVID-19 in Africa