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Report citation: IRENA (2021), Off-grid Renewable Energy Statistics 2021 , International Renewable Energy Agency, Abu Dhabi.
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Acknowledgements
This report was prepared by Dennis Akande, Nicolas Coent and Xiaomin Han from the IRENA Statistics Team. For further information
or to provide feedback, please contact the IRENA Statistics Team (statistics@irena.org).
The IRENA Statistics Team also gratefully acknowledges the contribution to this dataset from the
“Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report”, the most comprehensive primary data collection for the
off-grid solar industry by GOGLA in partnership with IFC Lighting Global and the Efficiency for
Access Coalition. GOGLA is the global association for the off-grid solar energy industry. Established
in 2012, GOGLA now represents over 170 members as a neutral, independent, not-for-profit
industry association. Its mission is to help its members build sustainable markets, delivering quality,
affordable products and services to as many households, businesses and communities as possible
across the developing world. The products and solutions that GOGLA members sell transform lives.
They improve health and education, create jobs and income opportunities and help consumers save
money. To find out more, go to www.gogla.org.
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