This report is the result of a joint effort between The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS). It was authored by Smeeta Fokeer, Jan Sievernich and Andrea Heredia (UNIDO), Emanuele Bianco and Yury Melnikov (IRENA), and Rita Strohmaier, Almudena Nunez and Andreas Stamm (IDOS). The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude to all those who contributed to this report.