The 9th Global Off-Grid Solar Forum and Expo 2026 is a key event for the off-grid solar sector that will feature discussions on energy access, showcase new technologies and provide opportunities to build partnerships that support the sector’s growth and development.
The event, co-hosted by GOGLA, the global off-grid solar association, the Ministry of Infrastructure of the Republic of Rwanda and the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program ESMAP, will be held at the Kigali Convention Centre in Kigali, Rwanda, from 27-29 October.
Dennis Hamro-Drotz, Head of the Special Funds Department, and Aliona Fomenco, Senior Programme Manager at Nefco, the Facility Manager of BGFA programme, will participate in the event, bringing their experience and perspectives from Nefco’s work on BGFA and results-based financing.
You will hear more about BGFA and lessons learned from implementing results-based financing programme during the panel discussion:
Making Subsidies Work
28 October, 9:00 – 10:15 GMT +2
The session takes stock of results-based finance (RBF) as a tool for accelerating universal energy access. Drawing on lessons from EnDev’s Demand-Side Subsidy and Energy as a Service pilots, it examines how RBF design has evolved and what needs to change for these mechanisms to deliver durable access while sustainably supporting the private sector companies that deliver the solutions.
- Presenter: Marcel Raats, RVO
- Moderator: Duda Slawek, OCA
- Dennis Hamro-Drotz, Nefco, as Facility Manager for BGFA programme
- Redeemer Wonsiah, Government of Liberia
- Jelena Popovic, EnDev
Ceremonial handover: Sophie Courbois, Dutch Government - Karl Skare, d.light
Read more about the session: GOGSFE 2026 Agenda | Off-Grid Solar Forum & Expo, Kigali
More information about the Global Off-Grid Solar Forum and Expo 2026: GOGSFE 2026 | Global Off-Grid Solar Forum & Expo, Kigali