Sustainable Delivery Models for Achieving SDG7: Lessons from an Energy Services Social Enterprise in Malawi

摘要: Energy services social enterprises are emerging as a sustainable response to the challenges of achieving SDG 7, but detailed case study insight is lacking inform sector. Malawi has one lowest electricity access rates in world, with rural electrification rate only 4%. This paper highlights lessons from an energy service enterprise Malawi, using framework outline key achievements and faced. The learning used form recommendations on increasing impact, growth sustainability enterprises, both for grassroots practitioners well policy investment decision makers. It been found that need develop robust strategies through fostering cross sectorial linkages, investing capacity building awareness raising, collaborating research partnerships, budgeting resource planning conservatively, tracking impact business strategy, seeking innovation planning, utilising smart subsidies. analysis presented intended other offering services, progress sector achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7.