81264084-GET.invest Market Insights

Project and business developers spend considerable resources mining market information to inform their pre-feasibility studies and business case analyses. In most developing markets, access to up-to-date and accurate information is typically challenging. The ‘Market Insights’ of GET.invest aim to bridge this gap and provide private sector players with the necessary background information needed to decide ‘go’ or ‘no go’ for investments in certain market segments in specific countries. The market segments could initially be any of the following: small independent power producers (typically below 10 MW), stand-alone solar home systems, mini-grids, commercial and industrial applications of renewable energy for own power/heat generation and clean cooking. The countries initially envisaged are in sub-Saharan Africa, including specifically Mozambique in addition to others to be determined. A total of five (5) market insights shall be produced initially, for example: mini-grids in Mozambique, solar home systems in Burundi, etc. In 2018, GET.invest produced a number of market insights. The new version of the market insights (i.e., this assignment) aims to further improve the publication's readability by producing shorter documents and enhancing the visual presentation of information. The new market insight is a package of two components: 1) The developer guide (a ‘how-to’ guide describing ‘route to market’ in steps, covering issues such as regulation, licensing, permitting, taxation, etc); 2) The model business case (a sample financial model to enable the reader to understand typical returns on investment and identify what parameters most relevant to the financial viability, etc). The terms of reference further explain the objectives and describe the publications specifications and the tasks entailed.