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The Ashden perspective: making clean energy available, affordable and aspirational Chhavi Sharma Introduction • Ashden champions and promotes practical, local energy solutions • Rewarded 150 sustainable energy champions • Improved nearly 40 million lives • Saving 5 million tonnes of CO2 per year International Programme • Reward, support and promote organisations demonstrating innovation, excellence and best practice in sustainable energy • Deliver social, economic and environmental benefits and have the potential to scale up or be replicated • Support programme to help organisations expand and disseminate their work Opportunities • Large disparity in the types of energy services available in emerging markets • Connect unserved and underserved populations • Address shortage of power and unreliable grid connections • Potential to scale and drive economic development • Solar, micro-hydro, biogas and biomass Our perspective To make energy access a reality, it needs to be made available, affordable and aspirational Making clean energy available Making clean energy affordable Making clean energy aspirational Challenges • Investment finance, particularly working capital • Technical assistance • Training and retention of staff • Distribution challenges – the last mile • Renewable energy policy and regulation Thank you