CleanStart aims to create clean pathways for low-income households and micro-entrepreneurs to jump-start their permanent access to modern energy through sustainable financial services, supported by energy supply chains that respond to end-user needs and an enabling policy environment.
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CleanStart: Microfinance opportunities for a clean energy future
The purpose of this publication is to provide a methodological guide to expanding access to clean energy for poor people and micro-entrepreneurs through microfinance and strength- ened energy value chains. this guide is intended to support consultation processes that the un capital Development fund (uncDf) and the united nations Development programme (unDp)/global environment facility (gef) are undertaking in cleanstart countries. it may also serve as a useful tool for broader consultations by others seeking to advance the rio+20 commitments on energy.