Event - Webinar: The role of end-user subsidies in strengthening solar markets for refugees in Uganda
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- Humanitarian Energy
- Solar
- Off-grid
- Energy Access
- Renewable Energy
- Netherlands
The webinar will emphasize dialogue, and a panel of key stakeholders including donors, the private sector, and the government, has been invited to engage in a generative discussion regarding how to meet best the needs for energy access in the refugee setting in Uganda. Using Mercy’s Corps project, Accessing Markets through Private Enterprises for Refugees’ Energy access (AMPERE) as a cornerstone, the webinar will begin with a presentation on the finer design details of their subsidy targeting energy solutions for refugees in Uganda. We then invite each of the other vital panelists to briefly speak about how subsidies are integral to their energy access programs/projects targeting refugees in Uganda. This will be followed by a moderated discussion that will touch upon key challenges, learnings, questions, etc.
Though Uganda may be more atypical to Africa, we feel many key aspects that will be brought forth during this dialogue can be beneficial to consider in refugee camp settings more commonly found in Africa. That said, we will take this opportunity to explore the ways in which Uganda’s experience may not be transferable to other African countries, though may be advantageous beyond Africa.