Recording of Wednesday, May 07, 2025 | The smarter E Europe | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 15:46 .
The Prospect project is an open-source platform designed to improve transparency in energy access and impact assessment for Sustainable Development Goal 7. Supported by the EU and several European nations, it collects data on energy transitions using automated systems like IoT devices or mobile money payments. The platform standardizes CRM data into visualizations and KPIs, allowing companies to share insights with stakeholders such as local governments or investors under specific agreements. Originating from Sub-Saharan Africa's solar industry experiences, where large analytics teams are rare due to resource constraints, Prospect offers digital monitoring solutions that save time compared to traditional verification methods involving independent agents. Privacy measures ensure pseudonymized customer information remains secure while supporting results-based finance programs efficiently; its implementation in Uganda notably reduced verification costs significantly while aiding household electrification efforts alongside partners like UECCC and the World Bank. In Uganda specifically, field agents use a mobile app called Prospect during sales transactions for inputting customer details including ID photos for subsidy eligibility checks (50-60% of kit prices). Mobile money payments act as proxies when IoT data isn't available ensuring transaction authenticity through cross-verification against CRM statements. Unlike Odyssey—a paid closed-source IT tool—Prospect remains flexible yet modifiable catering more openly towards public sector actors globally.
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Brianna Schuyler
Director of Digital Product
Access to Energy Institute
Germany
This session explores how digitalization is revolutionizing off-grid energy projects, enabling scalability and efficiency in underserved areas. Experts will discuss cutting-edge solutions based on the use and application of digital tools to support planning, development, and operations ultimately enhancing affordability. Attendees will gain insights into leveraging digital tools for optimized planning and project management, customer engagement, monitoring, and sustainable growth. Real-world case studies will highlight successful implementations, showcasing how technology bridges the gap between innovation and impact in energy access.
Further Talks of this session:
Speaker
Dr. Philipp Blechinger
Head of Unit Off-Grid Systems
Reiner Lemoine Institut gGmbH
Germany
Speaker
Chloé Coral
Project Engineer
Azimut 360
Spain
Speaker
Bachirou Djibo Boubé
Senior Guest Researcher
Reiner Lemoine Institut gGmbH
Germany
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