Over 1.4 billion people lack access to electricity. In many emerging markets mobile network operators have become adept at generating their own off-grid power as mobile penetration has outpaced the growth of the electricity grid. Community Power from Mobile (CPM) works to leverage the scale of mobile technology and infrastructure to improve the case for off-grid telecoms and provide millions of underserved communities access to vital energy services.
Through sharing knowledge gained from our work we hope to provide insights to our members and increase the conversations and collaborations we are having with organisations interested in how the advancement of the mobile sector can be best leveraged to develop the off-grid energy market. As we look to the future, we hope to build on the foundations of the programme to develop increasingly impactful workstreams and interventions.
It follows that our analysis is organised into three sections:
■ Lessons from our first year of operations
■ Recommendations to increase the likelihood of CPM
■ Engagement model to move the CPM concept forward.
The paper ends with three in-depth case studies of community power from mobile in Bangladesh, India, and Kenya.
Over 1.4 billion people lack access to electricity. In many emerging markets mobile network operators have become adept at generating their own off-grid power as mobile penetration has outpaced the growth of the electricity grid. Community Power from Mobile (CPM) works to leverage the scale of mobile technology and infrastructure to improve the case for off-grid telecoms and provide millions of underserved communities access to vital energy services.
Through sharing knowledge gained from our work we hope to provide insights to our members and increase the conversations and collaborations we are having with organisations interested in how the advancement of the mobile sector can be best leveraged to develop the off-grid energy market. As we look to the future, we hope to build on the foundations of the programme to develop increasingly impactful workstreams and interventions.
It follows that our analysis is organised into three sections:
■ Lessons from our first year of operations
■ Recommendations to increase the likelihood of CPM
■ Engagement model to move the CPM concept forward.
The paper ends with three in-depth case studies of community power from mobile in Bangladesh, India, and Kenya.
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