Marcel Raats

Marcel Raats is a Lead Energy Advisor at the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). In that position, he cooperates with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs on its agenda for renewable energy and climate change and manages various programs and activities promoting energy access. The goal of that agenda is to facilitate inclusive and sustainable energy access, including for clean cooking, to at least 50 million people by 2030 by supporting broad sector transitions for decentralized renewable energy. Marcel is the co-director of the multi-donor Energising Development (EnDev) program, jointly managed by GIZ and RVO. Since 2005, Endev has provided technical assistance and facilitated energy access for rural and peri-urban households, small- and medium-size enterprises, schools, and health facilities in nearly 30 developing countries. Since 2012, Marcel has worked on the design and implementation of several results-based financing facilities.