World Bank Sustainable Development Network January 20, 2010

E+Co Mission: To positively impact climate change and reduce poverty through investment of services and capital in small and growing clean energy enterprises Investments in more than 200 enterprises in 21 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America “Market-based and Entrepreneur–centric” Six locally staffed regional offices in Costa Rica, South Africa, Tanzania, Ghana, Thailand, China Technology that is Affordable, Available and Appropriate to end-users Solar, Hydro, Biomass, LPG, Wind, Cook Stoves Growth Capital/Serial Investments “Venture Debt”

E+Co Triple Bottom Line Returns SocialEnvironmentalFinancial Access to Clean Energy 5.6M Carbon Dioxide Reduced 4M tons Capital Invested $38M Entrepreneurs Trained > 1,000 Firewood/Charcoal Displaced 880,000 tons Capital Mobilized $265M Income Generated $8M Decreased Oil Consumption 670,000 barrels Portfolio Return 8.4%* Jan 1998-Dec 2008 *Before operating expenses

E+Co and the IFC Sustainable Energy Facility – a $14 million facility of the International Finance Corporation “E+Co has the ability to impact the SME growth path significantly, both with the provision of capital and with technical assistance.” “The E+Co Model is unique, and we could identify no true competitors.”

Thank you Anne M. Murray Development Officer, E+Co