Development Finance

A new approach to finance could unlock access to energy for 600 million Africans

A 500W solar system in a rural village in Uganda

A 500W solar system in a rural village in Uganda Image: USAID on Flickr

Andrew Herscowitz
Executive Director for North America, ODI
Hela Cheikhrouhou
Vice-President, Middle East, Central Asia, Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan, International Finance Corporation
Milagros Rivas Saiz
Chief of Advisory Services, Interamerican Development Bank Group
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