Open Financial Platform for Solar lights Distribution!

Jennifer Lauber Patterson!December 2011!

“Commercialising inspirational sustainable solutions”!§  Green asset development and advisory company, who works with

investors, developers and entrepreneurs to build world class, low carbon, and green businesses!

§  Committed shareholder and long-term partner to its growing portfolio of businesses!

§  Carbonsoft is a subsidiary of Frontier Carbon and has created the Open Financial Platform for Solar Lights Distribution!

Why is it important to find a solution?!§  Around 1.4 billion people, or 300 million households have no access

to electricity (1)!

§  Solar lights replace kerosene usage which reduce CO2 emissions!§  Improved health benefits (reduced smoke in homes)!§  Reduced Safety Risk (fires caused by Kerosene)!§  Providing local employment !§  Kerosene is expensive. In Tanzania – a family may recoup up to 25%

of their disposable income!

Source (1) Lighting Africa!

Where are we planning to go?!

Green  Asset  

(project)  Developers  

Creditable    Financing  Partner  

Low  cost,  Quality  solar  light  provider  

Distributors  

Key Partners!

What is Unique?!§  CarbonSoft (in partnership with Standard Bank) is developing

the first solar lamp PoA under the CDM which shall be established across Malawi and expanding to over 20 countries!

§  Open platform developed under a programmatic CDM project that services multiple suppliers and distributors !

§  Ready made solution for distributors and solar light retailers without the risk of developing a POA registration !

§  Up front costs of UN registration fully funded!§  CarbonSoft generates income through the generation and sale

of carbon credits!§  Sharing of carbon credit revenue with clients which may be used

for reducing the price of solar lamps, or for non-profits, to help fund their charitable projects!

Value Proposition for Clients!

Customer  Benefits  

Sharing  of  carbon  revenue  

Sharing  of  development  experience  

Credit  Support  

Simplified  Contracts  CDM  Mgt  

Transparency  

Wide  Geographical  

Spread  

Challenges!§  Registration by end of 2012!§  Working capital !§  Local knowledge / development partnerships!§  Capacity building on distribution!

Key Contacts!

Sebastian Foot ! !Managing Director !London! !!Alex Lauber! ! !Director, Asia ! !Melbourne!Omair Nayyar ! !CDM Associate !New Delhi!

Carbonsoft!

!Jennifer Lauber Patterson – Jennifer@frontier-Carbon.net!Executive Director, Frontier Carbon!Telephone: +61 431263000!

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