Technology, Markets and Investment for Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Development (TEMARIN)

The TEMARIN project is a three-year, Danida funded project covering the countries of Kenya and Uganda with the overall aim to support countries in accelerating the transfer, diffusion and uptake of specific climate technologies. The project focus is on strengthening domestic markets for climate technologies, removing bottlenecks for domestic firms operating in these markets and increasing cooperation among private actors, public actors and international actors to build global and national partnerships for upscaling implementation. Read more in the project brief

What do we want to achieve?

1. Generate market knowledge and explain successful cases of market-led transfer and diffusion of climate technologies including small-scale irrigation, captive solar PV and ICT based agricultural extension services.
2. Co-create actionable recommendations to strengthen support for domestic firms in gaining larger share of markets for solar PV.
3. Provide a platform for partnership facilitation to increase technology transfer and diffusion in select climate mitigation and adaptation technologies.

Expected outcomes:

• Better access to market information and data for business owners, investors and government actors on specific technologies and market segments increased understanding of contextual drivers and barriers as well as effective partnership models for market-led transfer, diffusion and uptake of specific climate technologies.
• Increased understanding of the needs and requirements of domestic firms as well as bottlenecks inhibiting domestic firms from growing and upgrading in the markets in which they operate.
• Aligned understanding among domestic firms, investors, government and other supporting actors of how to remove barriers and strengthen the supportive ecosystem for domestic firms.
• New partnerships formed between sector-specific actors (local and/or global) to initiate or support implementation of specific climate technologies.

 

Explore our work:

Case studies and reports

  Captive Solar PV Market – Insights from Uganda – Report July 2022 / Solar PV, Renewable energy / English Download full report       Closing the feedback loop – Lessons from UNCDF’s Renewable Energy Challenge Fund in Uganda – Report July 2022 / Solar PV, Renewable energy / English Download full report     Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting - Insights from Uganda – Market Brief July 2022 / Rainwater Harvesting / English Download full report       Frequently Asked Questions on Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting – Catalogue July 2022 / Rainwater Harvesting / English Download full report       Unlocking support for local clean energy companies: insights from the solar PV industry in Uganda March 2022 / Solar PV, Renewable energy/ English Download full report   Digital solutions for agricultural value chains in Kenya: the role of private-sector actors December 2021 / Digital solutions, Agriculture / English Download full report     Local value capture from the energy transition: insights from the Solar PV industry in Kenya June 2021 / Solar PV, Renewable energy / English Download full report / executive summary      

Policy brief - Action needed to level the playing field for domestic solar PV companies

January 2021 / Solar PV, Renewable energy / English Download brief  

The Growth of Small-Scale Irrigation in Kenya - The Role of Private Firms in Technology Diffusion

October 2020 / Small-Scale Irrigation / English Download full report / executive summary       Clean captive power: Understanding the uptake and growth of commercial and industrial (C&I) solar PV in Kenya  May 2020 / Solar PV, Renewable energy / English Download full report / executive summary  

Webinars and workshops

Workshop - High Level Investor workshop February 2022 / Solar PV, Renewable energy / English Download workshop report          Download slides   Webinar - Uptake of Captive Solar PV in Uganda September 2021 / Solar PV, Renewable energy / English Link to webinar          Download slides           Download concept note   Workshop on expanding domestic finance for Kenyan Solar PV companies November 2020 / Solar PV, Renewable energy / English Download concept note       Download workshop report      Download slides

Workshop on Strengthening Support for Domestic Firms in the Solar PV Industry in Kenya June 2020 / Solar PV, Renewable energy / English Download concept note        Download workshop report        Download slides

Webinar on clean captive solar PV installations for commercial and industrial (C&I) market in Kenya May 2020 / Solar PV, Renewable energy / English Link to webinar        Download slides

Media and climate tech podcasts

Why Kenya’s solar power market is growing rapidly November 2020 / Solar PV, Renewable energy / English Read here   Solar PV creating a whole new industry  June 2020 / Solar PV, Renewable energy / English Read here  

Podcasts

Solar PV in Kenya, opportunities, challenges and barriers May 2020 / Solar PV, Renewable energy / English Listen here  

Research Outputs

Hornum, ST & Bolwig, S 2021, 'A functional analysis of the role of input suppliers in an agricultural innovation system: The case of small-scale irrigation in Kenya', Agricultural Systems, vol. 193, 103219. October 2021 / Small-Scale Irrigation / English Read here