This publication by Intellecap in partnership with Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation is a pre-cursor to a comprehensive Monitoring & Evaluation platform being developed to standardize performance measurement in the DRE sector. The framework presented in the publication attempts to facilitate more informed decision-making for investors, lenders, and donors by developing relevant metrics and benchmarks around these for comparison with industry aggregated data. The metrics and benchmarks are being developed for specific sub-segments within DRE including standalone systems and mini-grids.