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which corresponds <strong>to</strong> a daily income in current<br />

U.S. dollars <strong>of</strong> $3.35 a day in Brazil, $2.11 in<br />

China, $1.89 in Ghana, and $1.56 in India. The<br />

BOP is fur<strong>the</strong>r divided in 6 income level groups.<br />

The lowest segment groups those with an annual<br />

revenue per capita below $500PPP (BOP500) and<br />

<strong>the</strong> highest one those with a revenue comprised<br />

between $2500 and 3000PPP (BOP3000).<br />

� The energy spend per income level and per<br />

country as calculated by The Next Four Billion. On<br />

average, BOP households devote 7% <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

expenditures <strong>to</strong> energy, but this figure can vary<br />

significantly from a country <strong>to</strong> ano<strong>the</strong>r as an<br />

Indian BOP3000 household spend $1100PPP per<br />

year on energy and its South African counterpart<br />

only $500PPP.<br />

� The split between energy spending allocated <strong>to</strong><br />

different needs (lighting and communication,<br />

cooking and income generation) based on Hystra<br />

research and experts interviews. Approximately<br />

75% <strong>of</strong> BOP energy spend covers domestic needs<br />

and 25% covers collective activities (e.g.,<br />

hospitals) and income generation (e.g., crop<br />

Analytical framework<br />

Is <strong>the</strong> project a potential<br />

global solution <strong>for</strong> BOP<br />

access <strong>to</strong> energy?<br />

1<br />

2<br />

3<br />

Does it solve <strong>the</strong> problem?<br />

Is it targeting <strong>the</strong> poorest?<br />

Is it sustainable?<br />

Is impact demonstrated?<br />

Is it economically viable ?<br />

Is it a pr<strong>of</strong>itable business?<br />

Does it need subsidies?<br />

Can it attract funding?<br />

Is it scalable ?<br />

Is <strong>the</strong> market environment<br />

favourable elsewhere?<br />

Is <strong>the</strong> operational model<br />

scalable?<br />

processing). Dealing with domestic use, we<br />

assumed that 80% <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> energy spend <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

poorest (BOP500) goes <strong>to</strong> cooking, vs. 20% <strong>for</strong><br />

lighting and communication and that this<br />

percentage drops <strong>to</strong> 50% <strong>for</strong> BOP 3000.<br />

� For each project, we used those hypo<strong>the</strong>ses <strong>to</strong><br />

assess <strong>the</strong> ability <strong>of</strong> end-cus<strong>to</strong>mers <strong>to</strong> purchase<br />

<strong>the</strong> product or service without modification <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

need covered.<br />

N.B.: unless o<strong>the</strong>rwise specified nominal international<br />

dollars are used throughout this report<br />

Case rating methodology<br />

The case studies outlined above have been ranked<br />

according <strong>to</strong> three criteria:<br />

1. Ability <strong>to</strong> solve <strong>the</strong> problem<br />

2. Economic viability<br />

3. Scalability<br />

The best rating is three stars; <strong>the</strong> worst is zero star.<br />

Stars have been assigned according <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> following<br />

rating criteria:<br />

Rating<br />

Unlikely <strong>to</strong><br />

reach BOP<br />

Requires<br />

permanent<br />

subsidies<br />

Intrinsically<br />

local and<br />

can not be<br />

scaled-up<br />

at all<br />

Estimated <strong>to</strong><br />

reach BOP3000<br />

Requires<br />

subsidies <strong>for</strong><br />

additional<br />

users /<br />

extensions<br />

Potential is<br />

limited <strong>to</strong> a<br />

few millions<br />

people<br />

Estimated <strong>to</strong><br />

reach BOP2000<br />

Requires<br />

subsidies <strong>to</strong><br />

start up /<br />

has <strong>to</strong> show<br />

ability <strong>to</strong> pay<br />

back initial<br />

investments<br />

Potential is<br />

hundreds <strong>of</strong><br />

millions with<br />

significant<br />

barriers <strong>to</strong><br />

replication<br />

Estimated <strong>to</strong><br />

reach BOP1000<br />

Has<br />

potential <strong>to</strong><br />

be pr<strong>of</strong>itable<br />

and pay<br />

back all<br />

investments<br />

Potential is<br />

hundreds <strong>of</strong><br />

millions with<br />

little barriers<br />

<strong>to</strong> replication<br />

95

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