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2 Champions A Question of Perspective Germany Total Installed PV Capacity 38,200 MW China Total Added PV Capacity 10,560 MW Bangladesh No. of Households Equipped with PV Systems 3,5 Mio. 2/24

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4 Sustainable & Inclusive Energy Solutions Noara Kebir Managing Director 14 th September 2015, New York 4/24

5 Agenda Who we are What we do How we do it Key challenges 5/24

6 Who We Are Team of 35 Members Consulting for end-user Energy Solutions Communication and Management Interdisciplinary Competences 105 Support Consultants Engineering Energy Economics Software Statistics Business administration Marketing ITC Financial Instruments Microfinance 50 Partner Institutions Academic Institutions Financial Institutions Development Institutions 6/24

7 What We Do Academy Trainings, Workshops, Education & Scientific Programs MicroEnergy International Innovative Banking Development Finance SME and MFI Financing, Impact Investment, Green Finance Schemes Consulting Policy & Business Consulting, Project Management Technology Energy Competence Center Product Design, Evaluation & Optimization, Tool Development Scientific Research Research, Design & Partnership Development Green Finance & Energy Access Solutions 7/24

8 MEI Activities 8/24

9 Linking Financial and Energy Inclusion Financial Inclusion Energy Inclusion Initiatives such as SEWA, PACT, EcoFuel 9/24

10 What We Do Financial Inclusion Energy Inclusion Green Finance Smart Engineering Institutional assessment Green loan design Business and operational models Energy needs assessment Technology R&D, validation Supply chain analysis Incubation Financial Solutions Scientific Research Technical Assistance Smart Solutions Academy 10/24

11 Linking Financial and Energy Inclusion MFI Microfinancing ENERGY COMPANY Installation Awareness Raising Downpayment Collection Technology Installation Customer Training After Sales Recovery in case of failure Service guarantee, maintenance and service upgrade / recycling 11/24

12 Energy Inclusion Initiative 12/24

13 Green Strategy Environmental policy Green non-financial services Assessment of environmental risks Green credits Ecological footprint 13/24

14 Engineering Smart & Inclusive Energy Concepts Tier 5 Tier 4 Energy Service Tier 3 Tier 2 Tier 1 Tier 0 Complexity 14/24

15 Incubation Dynamic bottom-up DC micro-grids 15/24

16 Incubation Off-grid DC appliances distributor 16/24

17 Scientific Research 16 PhDs 4 international conferences 80 Students Graduations 17/24

18 Smart Solutions Swarm Electrification Make Yourself Connectable to the Future! 18/24

19 Academy Training and qualifying of energy and finance professionals Regular university courses Workshops Vocational trainings 19/24

20 Key Challenges Technical Quality assurance of products and services Presence and outreach of local validated suppliers Managerial Financial 20/24

21 Key Challenges Technical Managerial Intrinsic motivation of key stakeholders Development of smart insentives along the supply chain Financial 21/24

22 Key Challenges Technical Managerial Financial Financing of local SMEs along the supply chain 22/24

23 Let s Swarm Together! 23/24

24 Thank you for your attention! MicroEnergy International Potsdamer Str Berlin, Germany www. microenergy-international.com 24/24

25 Back Up Slides 25/24

26 Internet link swarm video 9ClNpzr34 Local link swarm video Daniel TEDex K4 26/24

27 Swarm Grid 27/24

28 Sustainable Energy Access for All 70% of SE4ALL Goal (1.3B) 56% of MEI Goal (1.6B) 30% 25% 15% MFI CB MB SD 44% 20% 12% MFI CB MB SD 25% Rest 20% 4% Rest 5% 28/24

29 Linking Financial and Energy Inclusion 29/24

30 Swarming Microfinance MFI Peri- Peri-Urban Rural Urban MFI Branch 30/24

31 Swarming Microfinance MFI porary On-Grid / On-Grid Close-to- Grid Off-Grid 31/24

32 Technical Assistance 32/24

33 Financial Solutions Technology Selection Supplier Selection Green Credit Product 33/24

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