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Recommendation 12
12
Acknowledged
Document and analyse community-led energy project successes and failures to inform future programmes
Conclusion
The FCDO should systematically document and analyse successes and failures of community-led energy projects, including technical, social, and financial aspects, through annual learning reviews and case studies. Findings should be shared internally and with external partners to inform the design, governance, and scaling of future programmes. (Recommendation, Paragraph 47)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government partially agrees, stating it supports research networks and tracks progress through joint monitoring frameworks. It is developing tools, including a CRM system, to join up assessments and decisions and has convened a Venture Facility Steering Group to improve coordination and information flow, but does not commit to systematic annual learning reviews or case studies.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
Government Response: Agree 28. A review and report have been concluded looking across the 34 programmes which constitute the Ayrton Fund for clean energy innovation (RD&D support) between 2021–2026, and drawing together the successes, failures and lessons of the approaches taken to localisation. A webinar 3 was held on 27 November to share these findings with participating departments (FCDO, Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)), Ayrton delivery partners, and other interested stakeholders. The webinar featured a range of HMG and southern voices from Africa, Latin America and Asia, and highlighted good practices as well as continued need for effort and focus on this. The report was published in November 2025 and has been shared via Ayrton Fund and other LinkedIn Channels. The report provides recommendations in 4 key areas, which programmes can adopt in the innovation area, but also TA and investment programming. Conclusion and Recommendation 7
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