Publication date: 24th January 2019
Submission date: 7th February 2019
Category: Consultancy
Country: Uganda
Entity: IFC - International Finance Corporation
Description: The objective is to support the GoU and World Bank in: a) understanding and estimating the size of the current and potential market for standalone solar for productive uses (SSPU); b) identifying high-potential value chains and productive use applications in specific locations, including potential investment opportunities in line with the sectors absorptive capacity; c) analysing the main barriers to market growth; d) undertaking a stakeholder mapping to understand the current capabilities, priorities, activities and future plans of other actors in the sector, and recommend potential partnerships that could help to ensure the success of a World Bank SSPU market development program; and e) providing recommendations for how market barriers might be overcome.
