Articles by Audrey Desiderato
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						Guest Articles Monday 
 March 10
 2025Christopher Emmott / Audrey Desiderato / Bankole Cardoso Revitalizing Off-Grid Solar: Why Africa’s PAYGo Sector is Ready for a New DawnAfrica's off-grid solar sector, particularly pay-as-you-go (PAYGo) solar, has passed through a period of disillusionment among investors, as profitability has remained elusive. But as Chris Emmott at Acumen, Audrey Desiderato at Mirova and Bankole Cardoso at Delta40 Venture Studio argue, the sector nevertheless stands on the cusp of becoming a mature industry with real and sustainable impact. They explain why they remain optimistic about the future of PAYGo solar as impact investors, and why it's time for honest conversations and compromise from all stakeholders — including companies and their investors — about how the industry can move into the next stage of its development. - Categories
- Energy, Environment, Finance, Investing, Technology
 
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						Guest Articles Monday 
 October 4
 2021Audrey Desiderato / Martijn Veen Optimizing Results-Based Financing for Off-Grid Energy: Why Localization Can Provide a Pathway to More Effective InvestmentLeading investors across the energy access sector have embraced results-based financing (RBF) as a key mechanism to unlock private capital for small-scale solar and mini-grid businesses, and to advance the world toward universal electrification. But according to Audrey Desiderato at SunFunder and Martijn Veen at SNV, the remote design and management of RBF programs increases the risk that these funds will exclude local actors and innovation. They share findings from a recent white paper exploring the need for more localization in results-based financing for off-grid energy. 
