Arc News Headlines
Power off the grid: Solar panels empower the rural poor
Sep 25, '09 MediaGlobal
SELCO India Announces Social Growth Financing Investment
From The Good Energies Foundation, The Lemelson Foundation and E+Co
Jan 12, '09 Selco Press Release
The battle for the soul of microfinance
Dec 5, '08 Financial Times
Power to the people
October 27, 2008 Financial Times
SERVICES
Energy and Finance Linkages
Arc Finance links energy enterprises with microfinance and other finance institutions serving the poor.
Successful energy-lending programs begin with the formation of strategic relationships among potential business partners, such as microfinance institutions, self-help groups, energy enterprises, government agencies, donors, commercial banks, and NGOs. Linkages are essential to leveraging the strength and reach of each stakeholder, minimizing market distortions, increasing efficiency, and helping to create a strong commercial market for energy lending.
Arc Finance aims to benefit poor populations by linking end-user finance with enterprises that offer clean, modern, and sustainable energy systems and products. Arc provides critical support in building trust and capacity among the players, enabling them to understand both the lending models and energy products that are appropriate and available. Arc facilitates each group's awareness of after-sales service arrangements, investment options, and the policy issues at stake. By aligning with Arc's solid foundation of knowledge and experience, financial institutions and enterprises are often willing to experiment with new partnerships, that they might have been wary of before — and with Arc's support, they are getting results.