This action study examines the energy behaviour of microfinance clients of four leading FSPs in Nepal, looking at customer uptake of energy loans as well as solar and biogas energy usage, reliability and costs over the period 2016-2017. The FSPs offered micro credit for installing solar and biogas cookstoves to their respective clients.

The study closely monitors client outcomes before and after the clean energy interventions, in terms of energy usage, financial management, product satisfaction and changes in livelihood in terms of time and economic savings. Interviews were conducted by the FSP staffs in close collaboration and under the supervision of Rooster Logic. The report offers insights for energy and financial service providers as well as policy makers that can improve product and policy decision making on clean energy loans for off-and on-grid renewable energy.