Resources

Access to Electricity

Our team has cultivated the top resources that will provide a deeper understanding of the challenge as well as outline best practices in addressing that challenge. We've listed dedicated websites, reports & studies, fact sheets & infographics, and relevant articles around lack of access to electricity.

Dedicated Websites

• United Nations Foundation: Energy & Climate
• Alternative Energy Solutions for the 21st Century
• International Energy Agency
• Global Off-Grid Lighting Association

Research & Reports

• Progress Towards Sustainable Energy
• The Energy Access Situation in Developing Countries
• Overcoming the Energy Poverty in Underdeveloped Countries

Fact Sheets & Infographics

• World Energy Outlook
• The Current Status of Energy Inequalities
• Energy Access for Development Impact
• What Does Energy Poverty Really Mean?

Relevant Articles

• The Global Energy Challenge: One Billion People Have No Access to Electricity
• Electricity Without the Grid
• How Renewables in Developing Countries are Leapfrogging Traditional Power
• Arab Countries' Energy Shortage Caused by Distribution Problems
• How Smart Grids Could Transform the Developing World