ENGIE Rassembleurs d'Energies aims to promote access to sustainable energy for all through subsidy, technical assistance, and investment. It has established an impact investment fund and works with ENGIE's business units and foundations to support enterprises providing decentralized energy access solutions. The fund has made 13 investments totaling over 8 countries and 4 continents in technologies like solar home systems, mini-grids, and biogas. It focuses on existing solutions that can be scaled up, such as individual solar home systems, micro-grids, mini power plants, and biogas, to electrify remote areas and provide clean cooking solutions.
Loic de Fontaubert, Rassembleurs d’énergies - ENGIE
1. ENGIE Rassembleurs d’Energies
Combining strengths and solutions to
promote Energy Access
Contact : Loïc de Fontaubert, Investment & Partnership manager
loic.defontaubert@engie.com
September 21st, 2015
2. ENGIE in a nutshell
ENGIE develops its businesses (power, natural gas, energy services) around a model based on
responsible growth to take on the major challenges of energy’s transition to a low-carbon
economy: access to sustainable energy, climate-change mitigation and adaptation, security of
supply and the rational use of resources.
ENGIE employs 153,000 persons throughout 70 countries and achieved €74.7 billion in revenues
in 2014.
• No.1
supplier of energy
efficiency services
in the world.
• 202 district heating
and cooling networks
operated worldwide
• 140 million m2
managed in the tertiary
sector.
• No.3 seller
of natural gas
in Europe.
• No.3 LNG supply
portfolio in the world.
• No.1 distribution
network in Europe.
• No.2 transport network
in Europe.
• A supply portfolio
of 1,296 TWh
• No.1 independent
power producer (IPP) in
the world.
• No.6 supplier
in Europe.
• 115.3 GW*
of installed
power-production
capacity.*
• 10.5 GW*
of capacity under
construction.*
Power ServicesNatural gas
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* Including 100% of capacity of assets held by the Group at December 31, 2014, regardless of the actual holding rate.
3. Why ENGIE Rassembleurs d’Energies ?
Access to energy: a global challenge
20% of the world population does
NOT have access to electricity
More than one out of four people
faces Energy scarcity in Europe
Access to energy is a key factor of
economic and social development
Access to energy is therefore central
to poverty reduction, one of the
United Nations Millennium Goals
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4. 3 levers of action serving a common goal:
access to sustainable energy for all
Reduce poverty and foster economic and social development for disadvantaged populations
and people facing energy scarcity in developed and emerging countries
SUBSIDYSUBSIDY
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
INVESTMENTINVESTMENT
ENGIE Rassembleurs d’Energies
impact investment fund :
Tickets size : 150 k€ up to 1,5 m€
Patient investor : 7 years or longer
Economic viability of the project
Governance : board seat or similar
ENGIE Foundation
A "Social energy" focus to offer
subsidies to projects promoting
energy access for the poorest
populations
Group Business Units
sponsorship
Group Employees
Group NGOs
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5. Focus on impacts (extra-financial value) and
economic viability
Relevance of
the solutionFinancial value
Synergies with the
Group
Social
performance
Environmental
performance
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Impact investment Fund dedicated to enterprises offering
a sustainable energy access to low-income and energy poor households
6. Achieved portfolio : 13 investments in 8 countries
on 4 continents built on strong partnerships
Le Chênelet (France,
Energy Efficiency)
2012 March
EGG Energy (Tanzania,
SHS) 2012 Dec
Habitat et Humanisme
(France, Energy Efficiency)
2013 Sept
Les Toits de l’Espoir
(France, Energy Efficiency)
2014 January
LivingStones (Belgium,
Energy Efficiency)
2014 June
Ausar Energy (west Africa-
mini solar power plants)
2015 April
FENIX (Uganda,
Solar Home Systems)
2014 Sept
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Illumexico (Mexico, 2015
May
PEG (Ghana, SHS ) -2015
August
7. Achieved portfolio : 13 investments in 8 countries
on 4 continents built on strong partnerships
Simpa Networks (India,
Solar Home Systems)
2014 June
Green Village Ventures
(India, Solar Home systems)
2014 Dec
Rural Spark (India,
Solar Home systems)
2013 Dec
Mera Gao Power (India –
pico grids) 2015 May
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8. Diversified Geographical and technological split
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* Achieved investments and under contracting at September 2015
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Energy
Efficiency
Solar Home
Systems
Pico Grids and
centralized
solutions
Biogas
France
Belgium
India
Tanzania
Uganda
Ghana
Other West
Africa
Mexico
Split by technology Split by geography
10. Focus on existing solutions for electrification and cooking of
remote areas
30/04/2015 POWERHIVE 10
ENGIE
Rassembleurs
d’Energies
Social
Entrepreneurs
Solar Home
Systems
Micro Grids
Mini power
plant
Biogas
Solutions
11. Individual solutions a mature business model
o Numerous success stories from Latin America to Asia, through Africa
12. Micro Pico grids a promising solution
30/04/2015 POWERHIVE 12
o Pilots achieved now scaling up
13. Mini power plant a ready made fast track solution
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o Proof of concept already achieved in mature markets:
14. Bio-digesters Affordable cooking and fertilizing solutions
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o A simple, taylor-made solution, adapted to local market
16. Key lessons
Access to sustainable energy for all is at the heart of the fight against
poverty and the fight against climate change.
Entrepreneurs develop innovative solutions with high social impact:
decentralized energy (up to 1 MW) with a significant potential for scalability.
To scale up their solutions, they need different partners providing hybrid
financing (grants, equity, debt) and skill technical assistance.
ENGIE Rassembleurs Energies is an open initiative bringing together the
expertise and solutions of the Group and the contribution of multiple partners.
We are co creating new approaches in order to
change living conditions of millions of people
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