IOREC is the global platform for sharing experience and best practices about design and implementation of enabling policies, tailored financing schemes, innovative business models and technology applications for stand-alone and mini-grid systems. The first edition of IOREC was organised in Accra, Ghana in 2012 and the second one in Manila, Philippines, in 2014. The conference convenes diverse stakeholders from the sector, gathers perspectives on key deployment barriers and facilitates dialogue to highlight solutions to accelerate rural electrification through off-grid renewable energy systems.

The ARE side-event, supported by the RECP, features B2B and B2Finance matchmaking sessions and aims for participants to network and identify business partners and financiers, as well as advancing existing projects at different stages of maturity. It will be complemented by opening remarks from a high-level speaker, and presentations on the business services offered by ARE and the RECP.

The B2B event will mainly target businesses and financiers from Africa and Europe working in mini-/off-grid renewable energy markets in Africa. Participants are invited to specify what type of partners they are looking for through an online platform prior to the event, available on the ARE event webpage.