Renewable World
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Renewable World's work fits best if your organisation can deliver clean energy projects in Kenya or Nepal, as those are its stated priorities and it makes grants to implementing partners supporting its projects.
- No grant range is stated, so you cannot tell what size of request is typical, and you should ask the funder for guidance before settling on an amount.
- Approach it by submitting a formal Expression of Interest based on its Terms of Reference, with a self-assessment questionnaire and supporting documents, since work is usually awarded under competitive tender.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so timing is flexible, but the process is competitive.
- Renewal depends on performance, review and planning, so treat a first award as the start of a working relationship.
Overview
Renewable World is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1119467).
Renewable World is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, set up to relieve poverty through clean and affordable renewable energy. It works through Nepal and Kenya programmes, supported by an average full-time equivalent global staff team of 29 and delivered by 13 partners in total. In its latest reported year it awarded £304,574, and its work spans energy for livelihoods, health and education, climate, and catalytic change.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Renewable World tackles poverty through renewable energy, focusing on increasing access to clean, reliable and affordable energy for people in poverty in Kenya and Nepal. Its work spans energy for livelihoods, health and education, climate, and catalytic change. It makes grants to implementing partners supporting its projects; delivery is through local, international and private-sector partners. The charity takes a systemic approach, aiming to address root causes and achieve sustainable, scalable impact. It works with communities as equal partners, involving them in selecting, building, managing and sustaining clean-energy solutions, and develops the tools, skills and systems needed to maintain access over time.
Themes
- Energy for Livelihoods
- Energy for Health & Education
- Energy for Catalytic Change
- Energy for Climate
Geographic Focus
Priority: Kenya; Nepal.
How to apply
Prospective implementing partners submit a formal Expression of Interest based on the Terms of Reference, usually under competitive tender.
What to send:
- A formal Expression of Interest based on the Terms of Reference.
- A self-assessment questionnaire and supporting documents.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- New partners complete a self-assessment questionnaire, and a Renewable World Manager critically reviews supporting documents.
- Grant renewal depends on performance, review and planning.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Kenya
- Nepal
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £1,779,685 | £1,470,733 | £100,167 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £3,425,753 | £3,129,627 | £272,451 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £1,876,800 | £1,703,973 | £355,618 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £2,411,526 | £2,349,797 | £473,728 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £1,357,506 | £1,484,319 | £304,574 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2021; year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2023; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- renewable-world.org · read on 30 October 2026
- renewable-world.org/about-us · read on 30 October 2026
- renewable-world.org/our-approach/what-we-do · read on 30 October 2026
- renewable-world.org/our-approach/community-centred-model · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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Applying to Renewable World?
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Contact
- renewable-world.org
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
Applying to Renewable World?
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Contact
- renewable-world.org
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission