Market Development
Lighting Africa Central African Republic Off-Grid Solar Market Assessment
World Bank-commissioned assessment of the standalone solar market in the Central African Republic, including household and productive-use segments.
Duration
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022
Service Areas
Sector Diagnostics
Countries
Central African Republic
Partners
- Energio Verda Africa
- GeoPoll
World Bank-commissioned assessment of the standalone solar market in the Central African Republic, including household and productive-use segments.
In 2021, GreenMax, in association with Energio Verda Africa and GeoPoll, was retained by the World Bank to conduct an assessment of the standalone solar market in the Central African Republic. The objective of the assignment was to assess the opportunities and challenges for the adoption and scale up of off-grid solar solutions in the country, with a primary focus on the household and productive use market segments. The market assessment included a GIS component and both supply-side and demand-side analyses carried out through stakeholder consultations, remote Computer-Assisted Telephonic Interview (CATI) surveys and a field mission to conduct interviews with end-users in off-grid communities. Based on the findings of the study, the GreenMax team proposed models to incentivize and support the scaling-up of off-grid solar electrification in the country.
