Lighting Africa has released a video demonstrating how low-income households and small businesses in rural Kenya have switched from kerosene lamps to portable solar lanterns.
Rapid expansion of energy access requires both accurate assessment and tracking of progress in energy supply and use. Up until now, though, energy access has generally been measured with simple, binary metrics (“having a connection” “not…
An ESMAP-supported pilot tool launched by the World Bank Group will help developing countries further their sustainable energy goals by providing a snapshot of the policy and regulatory framework needed for private investment in the sector…
ESMAP hosted a Knowledge Exchange Forum on SE4ALL on November 21 in The Hague, Netherlands. The event was attended by European bilateral development agencies, private sector and international technical experts, and representatives from…
The world is not moving fast enough to reach its universal electricity access goal by 2030. A substantial acceleration of efforts and investments are needed to achieve this objective.
