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Microfinance and Renewable Energy
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The 5th WISIONS brochure focuses on the micro financing of renewable energy systems
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| Good Practice-Projects
Revolving fund for the implementation of small hydro schemes
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| Switch On - Demonstration of rural housing energisation This project aims to demonstrate how non-grid energy sources can be used sustainable in rural communities. It involves establishing a rural business - Switch On - in order to make an energy package available to residents of a remote valley in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Contact: Parallax - Sustainable Development Solutions, Mr. Dean Cooper e-mail: info@parallaxonline.net URL: www.parallaxonline.net
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| GreenVillage credit - A project of the China Rural Energy Enterprise Development Initiative GreenVillage Credit Project aims to create a clean energy path in China's Yunnan province and surrounding areas. It is designed to help local communities generate income that can then be used to purchase better energy services by their own means. Contact: The Nature Conservancy China Program, Mr. Zuzhang Xia e-mail: zxia@tnc.org Contact: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Ms. Aki Maruyama e-mail: aki.maruyama@unep.fr URL: www.c-reed.org
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| Capacity building for micro financing of renewable energy technologies The project is designed to expand the installation and use of biogas plants in Nepal by increasing access to microfinance for lower-income purchasers. This includes training and motivating rural development banks, NGOs and cooperatives engaged in microfinance to lend for biogas and other renewable energy technologies. Contact: Winrock International, Mr. Prem Sagar Subedi e-mail: psubedi@winrock.org.np URL: www.winrock.org.np
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| Additional Good Practice-Projects Clean Energy provides solutions to energy and water needs in rural Nicaragua |
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