In rural Myanmar, the energy sector is characterized by low per capita electricity consumption, making the expansion of the national grid economically unviable. So-called “off-grid” electricity production systems are therefore deployed, but their reliability limits the development of economic activities and, more generally, access to the greatest possible number of people.
GRET intends to support the transition to renewable energies for small-scale productive uses (irrigation, lean season, agro-processing for example) in rural areas of Myanmar, through the PURE project.
GRET’s teams, in partnership with the Thitsar Ooyin Institute of Microfinance, will enable the electrification of 30 productive uses, and support entrepreneurs in consolidating their business model during the 36 months of the project. To limit the risk for these pilot beneficiaries, the installations will be 90%-subsidized. Eventually, once the scale-up prerequisites are clearly identified, PURE intends to lay the foundation of a larger programme, based not on grants but on financial services better suited to a large pool of beneficiaries.
Support off-grid productive businesses’ transition to renewable energy.
