ENERGIA - International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy

Name

ENERGIA - International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy

Legal name

ENERGIA - International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy

Website

https://energia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit gender and sustainable energy advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Renewable Energy & Clean Tech Access (Off-grid, Energy Poverty Solutions) (BPAGALAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF)

Keywords

• Gender energy advocacy
• Sustainable energy programs
• Women entrepreneur support
• Clean cooking initiatives
• Policy advocacy network

Headquarters

HQ city

The Hague

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donor funding and grants: ENERGIA is funded through grants and donations from international development organizations and governments. The organization is hosted by Hivos, an international organization. Funding has been received from Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency), the Asian Development Bank, and other institutional donors.
2. Strategic partnerships and programs: ENERGIA operates through multi-partner/donor project portfolios, working with organizations like EnDev, MECS, Hivos, and Sida on specific programs such as the Gender and Energy Innovation Facility with an approximately €800,000 budget for 18 months.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

ENERGIA is an international network that advocates for and advances gender equality within sustainable energy access. It delivers capacity-building programs for women entrepreneurs in clean energy, drives policy advocacy at national and intergovernmental levels, produces gender-energy research and toolkits, and convenes multi-stakeholder coalitions such as the Gender and Energy Compact. Its work is delivered through partnerships with implementing NGOs, governments, and international organizations across Africa and Asia.

Product overview

ENERGIA is an international network and advocacy organization, not a commercial product company. It operates as a coalition facilitating gender equality in sustainable energy through multiple interconnected programs: the Women's Economic Empowerment Programme provides training and support to women entrepreneurs in clean energy; the Gender and Energy Innovation Facility (GEIF) funds and supports innovative pilot projects in Kenya, Tanzania, and Nepal; the Gender and Energy Compact is a multi-stakeholder coalition for commitments and action; and the Gender Mainstreaming in Energy Policy service provides guidance and tools for gender-inclusive policy development. These programs are complemented by research publications, advocacy initiatives, and network-building activities across Africa and Asia. ENERGIA does not offer a technology product or SaaS platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Women's Economic Empowerment Programme A program that strengthens and empowers micro and small-scale women entrepreneurs in Africa and Asia who deliver clean and renewable technologies, providing training, mentoring, market access support, and microfinance linkages in partnership with implementing NGOs.
• Gender and Energy Innovation Facility (GEIF) An innovation facility co-launched by ENERGIA, EnDev, MECS, Hivos, and Sida to develop, test, and evaluate innovative approaches to persistent gender challenges in energy access, supporting pilot projects in Kenya, Tanzania, and Nepal. The facility processed 43 applications, 28 boot camp innovations, 10 first-phase projects, and 6 scale-up projects.
• Gender and Energy Compact A multi-stakeholder initiative that brings together governments, private sector, academia, civil society, youth, and international organizations to accelerate a just energy transition through gender-responsive commitments and joint action.
• Gender Mainstreaming in Energy Policy Service An advisory service providing governments, energy programs, and businesses with assessments, toolkits, and practical guidance (including the Mainstreaming Gender in Energy Projects handbook) to implement gender-inclusive approaches in energy policy making, programming, and operations.
• Gender and Energy Research Program A research program that produces evidence, publications, and resources on the intersection of gender and energy access to inform policy and practice, drawing on frameworks such as the Social Practices Theory and Capabilities Approach (SPT-CA).

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HivoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerENERGIA is hosted by Hivos, an international organization that seeks new solutions to persistent global issues. Hivos provides organizational support, infrastructure, and programmatic partnership for ENERGIA's work on gender and sustainable energy.
• Practical ActioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPractical Action is a key implementing partner in Kenya's Women in Energy Enterprises project. They work with SCODE to train, support and mentor women entrepreneurs who deliver clean and renewable technologies. Targets 730 entrepreneurs reaching 364,200 consumers with renewable energy products and services.
• SCODE (Sustainable Community Development Services)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSCODE is an implementing partner in Kenya working with Practical Action on the Women in Energy Enterprises in Kenya project. They work directly with women entrepreneurs to build their capacity in clean energy businesses.
• Chinga Tea FactoryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChinga Tea Factory in Nyeri County, Kenya partnered with SCODE and women entrepreneurs like Tabitha Njoki Kabia to distribute improved cookstoves to tea farmers through a rebate program. The partnership allows entrepreneurs to use company trucks for distribution.
• Solar SistercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSolar Sister is a key partner with a network of more than 11,000 Solar Sister Entrepreneurs bringing climate-resilient technologies to communities in Africa. ENERGIA and Solar Sister co-host sessions at SEforALL Forum and work together on the Gender and Energy Compact commitments.
• Energy 4 ImpactcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnergy 4 Impact is a partner that provides inclusive financing models for solar productive use technologies. They worked with women entrepreneurs like Rose Sagna in Senegal, implementing financing models that are being recognized and scaled up nationally.
• EnDevcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnDev (Energy for Development) is a key development partner co-launching the Gender and Energy Innovation Facility with ENERGIA, Hivos, and MECS. They work across Kenya, Tanzania and Nepal on gender-energy innovations.
• MECS (Modern Energy Cooking Services)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMECS is a program partner co-launching the Gender and Energy Innovation Facility. They focus on modern energy cooking services and collaborate with ENERGIA on addressing gender challenges in clean cooking.
• UNIDOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNIDO is a key partner in the Gender and Energy Compact co-convened by ENERGIA. They co-organize events and initiatives to advance gender equality in sustainable energy.
• GWNET (Global Women's Network for the Energy Transition)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGWNET is co-convenor of the Gender and Energy Compact with ENERGIA and co-organizes events like the 'Women in Clean Cooking' mentorship program.
• SEforALL (Sustainable Energy for All)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEforALL is a key partner co-organizing events with ENERGIA, UNIDO, and GWNET at the SEforALL Forum. They collaborate on the Gender and Energy Compact and clean cooking initiatives.
• UN WomencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN Women is part of ENERGIA's network and collaborates on gender and energy initiatives, particularly on the gender-energy nexus and women's empowerment.
• UNDPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNDP is part of ENERGIA's network of partner organizations working on sustainable development and energy access.
• Loughborough UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLoughborough University is a network partner providing academic expertise and research collaboration on gender and energy issues.
• Clean Cooking AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClean Cooking Alliance is a network partner working on clean cooking solutions, collaborating with ENERGIA on gender-responsive clean cooking initiatives.
• ESMAP (Energy Sector Management Assistance Program)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerESMAP, hosted by the World Bank, is a network partner providing knowledge and technical assistance on energy access.
• Power for AllminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPower for All is a network partner working on decentralized energy access.
• SNVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSNV is a development organization in ENERGIA's network focused on sustainable development.
• BRACminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBRAC is a large NGO in ENERGIA's network working across development sectors including energy access.
• Ministry of Energy KenyacoreOthersKenya's Ministry of Energy is a key government partner working with ENERGIA on gender mainstreaming in the energy sector, including the Energy Sector Gender Committee.
• ACCESS CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACCESS Coalition is a network partner working on energy access.
• Rural Energy Academy (LCEDN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLCEDN is a network partner providing training and capacity building on clean energy.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Practical Action: Practical Action is the implementing partner for ENERGIA's Women in Energy Enterprises in Kenya project and operates comparable programs on energy access, clean cooking, and poverty alleviation in Africa and Asia.
• Energy 4 Impact: Energy 4 Impact is an ENERGIA partner providing inclusive financing for solar productive use in Africa, targeting similar women entrepreneurs and last-mile consumers with a focus on enterprise rather than advocacy.
• Solar Sister: Solar Sister is a core ENERGIA partner running a network of 11,000+ women entrepreneurs distributing clean energy in Africa. It shares ENERGIA's focus on women-led last-mile clean energy distribution and is the closest direct operational peer.
• Clean Cooking Alliance: Clean Cooking Alliance is a multi-stakeholder coalition advancing clean cooking access, intersecting directly with ENERGIA's clean cooking gender work and entrepreneur ecosystem in Kenya, Tanzania, and Nepal.
• Global Women's Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET): GWNET co-convenes the Gender and Energy Compact with ENERGIA and works at the same intersection of gender and energy transition, including mentoring programs for women in clean cooking and energy leadership. Directly comparable in mission and partnership ecosystem.

Emerging players

• Power for All: Power for All is an ENERGIA network partner advocating for decentralized renewable energy access. Comparable focus on energy access advocacy, with an emerging/advocacy-led model that overlaps with ENERGIA's market-building work.

Broad incumbents

• Hivos: Hivos is the host organization for ENERGIA and operates across multiple development themes (energy, food, gender) globally. Comparable as a broader international development NGO with overlapping thematic scope.
• UN Women: UN Women is an ENERGIA network partner addressing gender equality across development themes including energy. Comparable as a much larger gender-equity institution with overlapping advocacy and policy goals.
• Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL): SEforALL is a larger multi-stakeholder platform organizing the SEforALL Forum where ENERGIA co-hosts events. SEforALL works broadly on SDG7 while ENERGIA brings the gender-lens specialization, making it a broader incumbent in the same convening space.
• SNV (Netherlands Development Organisation): SNV is an ENERGIA network partner working on energy access and inclusive development in Africa and Asia, with comparable donor-funded, multi-country operating model and similar programmatic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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