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Panelists from Sustainable Energy for All, Catalyst Off-Grid Advisors, and the World Bank to discuss how off-grid electrification projects for schools and clinics can deliver lasting impacts.

This webinar discussed the findings of our recent report, Lasting Impact: Sustainable Off-Grid Solar Delivery Models to Power Health and Education. The report, which was launched in April 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya, draws on case studies from around the world to examine how different delivery models promote – and likewise, hinder - the long-term sustainability of off-grid solar projects in public institutions.

A growing number of standalone solar systems are being installed in clinics and schools in low- and middle-income countries, but many of these systems prematurely fail or underperform, leading to the perception that renewable technologies are too new and unreliable to continuously serve the needs of communities.