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Partnerships

Scale impact through partnership.

Mlinda partners with funders, investors, government, corporates, researchers and delivery organisations who share our commitment to rural transformation.

Four ways to collaborate

Choose the partnership that fits your organisation.

01

Become a project partner

Co-design and co-fund new village clusters. Bring energy, enterprise and finance together in one commitment.

02

Invest in a project

Deploy patient and blended capital into rural energy and enterprise infrastructure with measurable outcomes.

03

Replicate the model

License the integrated model, playbooks and training for adoption in new geographies and contexts.

04

Support research and innovation

Fund learning agendas on productive use, gender, agriculture and finance in off-grid rural economies.

What Mlinda brings

A decade of field-tested capability.

  • Integrated model of energy plus enterprise, developed over ten years
  • Operational infrastructure through MSEPL
  • Deep community relationships across 52 villages
  • Measurable outcomes and transparent methodology
  • Playbooks for grid design, enterprise coaching and finance linkage
The partnership process

How we get started.

Initial conversation

A first call to understand shared goals and fit.

Scoping and design

Joint design of the partnership scope, geography and outcomes

Agreement

MoU or contract with clear roles, milestones and reporting.

Delivery and reporting

Regular field reports and transparent outcome tracking.

Partnership FAQs

Common questions.

Mlinda’s field programmes are concentrated in Jharkhand, India. The model has been designed to be replicable in other rural, low-electrification geographies.

No. Mlinda combines renewable energy with enterprise development, livelihood support, market linkages and access to finance.

MSEPL, Mlinda’s operating company, runs the mini-grid infrastructure and consumer services with local technicians.

Through field records, outcome surveys and third-party assessments. Statistics on this site link to their source and year.

Yes. Please use the partnership enquiry form and our team will get back to you within a few working days.