Find Efficiency for Access at the Global Off-Grid Solar Forum and Expo 2026

The Global Off-Grid Solar Forum and Expo in Kigali, Rwanda, is an annual convening for leaders in off-grid solar, mini-grids, productive use, clean cooking, and e-mobility. This year’s theme, Powering Lives, Putting Solar to Work, and Financing for the Future, aligns with CLASP’s mission to promote energy-efficient appliances as the key to unlocking better livelihoods, innovation, and market transformation. CLASP will attend the Forum to share new research findings, hear from partners, and meet new implementers and funders.

Please contact Sarah Hambly at Sarah.Hambly@est.org.uk or Stella Madete at smadete@clasp.ngo if you are interested in connecting with us.

Where to find Efficiency for Access

• Monday, 26 October
  • All day | Open Source in Energy Access Symposium (OSEAS)
  • 6:00-9:00pm | Networking reception, Repair and Resilience Beyond the Last Mile | Serena Hotel

• Tuesday, 27 October
  • 1:30-4:00pm | CROWD Coordination & Harmonisation Workshop | Room AD-11
  • 3:15-5:00pm | From Connection to Consumption: What Does it Take to Build Markets for Electricity Use? | Room AD-11
  • 4:30-7:00pm | Institutions that Power Energy Access Exhibition | TBC

• Wednesday, 28 October
  • 7:30-9:00am | Powering the Veggie Economy: Building the Capital Cone for a Nexus Catalytic Financing Vehicle | Lemigo Hotel
  • 11:00am-12:15pm | Connecting the dots: How can partnerships and market linkages enable businesses to scale?
  • 3:45-5:00pm | CROWD Database Workshop | Room AD-11
  • 3:45-5:00pm | Quality: Someone Else’s Problem | Room AD-12

• Thursday, 29 October
  • 9:00-10:15am | Uninvestable? The untapped market of humanitarian, fragile and conflict affected settings
  • 1:30-2:45pm | Closing the loop on circularity: What’s needed? Who pays?
  • 3:30-4:45pm | Cooling, drying and milling as a service: What would it take to scale across Africa?
  • 5:00-7:00pm | CROWD Networking Reception