Key Activities

At a Glance:

This century has reached a critical juncture in energy use and climate change. As the planet’s average temperature rises, the frequency and scale of extreme weather events increases, and non-renewable resources become increasingly scarce, the importance of changing international energy trends has never been so clear. IIEC is committed to bringing about major change in the types and sources of energy we use. Renewable Energy (RE) provides an opportunity to deliver clean energy at a low cost, while reducing the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs). IIEC has a long history of success and demonstrated expertise in implementing RE projects, and bringing these resources to scale.

Our Experience:

RE applications in developing countries are mainly off-grid or rural electrification. IIEC has implemented projects on solar photovoltaic, biomass and biodiesel for power production in Cambodia, India and the Philippines. Thermal power from renewable sources can often be cost competitive with fossil fuel in industrial process. We have been helping to guide the industrial transition to solar thermal and biogas from industrial waste in food and beverage industry in India and Thailand. Our expertise ranges from policy planning, project feasibility study, technical and financial assessment, to innovative financing schemes for RE projects. Read more...

At a Glance:

Human consumption of water, food, and energy directly and indirectly affects the ecosystems and natural resources on which society depends for its survival. Rising energy and food prices, and crisis events such as droughts, increasingly demonstrate the dangers of managing water, energy, and food systems in isolation. IIEC has contributed to several initiatives that integrate energy and these other critical areas to ensure a balanced approach to development.

Our Experience:

Water, energy and food security can be achieved through a nexus approach – integrating management and governance across sectors and scales. Such an approach can support the transition to a green economy, which aims, among other things, at resource use efficiency and greater policy coherence.

At a Glance:

IIEC designs innovative financing mechanisms and provides capacity building in project financing to facilitate access to finance for Energy Efficiency (EE) and Renewable Energy (RE) projects. We seek to identify and promote financing opportunities for employing technologies and initiatives to mitigate carbon emissions. Our programs foster growth in clean energy markets by developing financing solutions, identifying economic opportunities, reducing perceived investment risks, and connecting stakeholders across sectors in order to build environmentally sound financial partnerships.

Our Experience:

Our programs address all stages of project finance – from identifying appropriate funding mechanisms to capacity building on clean energy project finance for stakeholders on both the supply and demand sides. We work with financial institutions, entrepreneurs, project developers, governments, and Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) to build investment potential and ensure both monetary and environmental returns. This involves helping institutions assess the financial viability of clean energy programs, and designing financial models to suite programmatic needs.

At a Glance:

IIEC works collaboratively with national, local and community level partners in developing countries to provide robust models, policies and action plans for effective and sustainable implementation of clean energy technologies and services to improve the lives of rural communities. We integrate Renewable Energy (RE) technology into rural electrification markets in Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands.
Our work in this sector consists of feasibility studies, market assessment and development, policy research and comparative assessment of relevant technologies. IIEC’s projects focus on addressing knowledge gaps, and linking energy access to social development goals through policy assessments, framework development, design of knowledge materials, and training and capacity building of relevant stakeholders. We address the problem of low access to electricity in rural areas and insufficient capacity on the grid through installation of appropriate technologies for rural households.

Our Experience:

IIEC provides support to both public and private sector stakeholders in developing countries in order to enhance rural and peri-urban electrification planning, project development, and implementation. We design rural electrification programs that promote Energy Efficiency (EE), and support a livelihood based and a gender focused approach to energy access.