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Memo Dec 22, 2025

Nigeria’s Energy Transition Is Stalling Between Ambition and Delivery: Insights from licensing data from 2017 to 2025

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Memo Dec 16, 2025

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Memo Dec 10, 2025

Pakistan Distributed Solar: 4 No Regret Policy Actions

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Memo Nov 24, 2025

Off-Grid Solar’s Poverty Premium: PAYGo Solar Models Leave the Poorest Behind

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How Power Contract Secrecy Fueled Sri Lanka’s 2022 Economic Crisis

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Blog Infographics Nov 06, 2025

Rings of Growth: How Mining Can Drive Energy and Jobs

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Memo Nov 05, 2025

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