Stories from the pilot programme in Zambia

BGFA has not yet generated any own impacts, but Sweden’s decision to expand the concept into Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Liberia and a new funding round in Zambia builds on the experiences of the pilot programme Beyond the Grid Fund for Zambia (BGFZ) and early positive experiences in terms of rural and peri-urban customers’ interest in buying affordable off-grid energy service connections, mobilised private capital and strong social and gender outcomes.