Energy progress is meaningful only when people can feel it in daily life: in a kitchen free from smoke, in a reliable business connection, in a household protected from price shocks and in an energy sector where women are equipped to lead. This week’s strongest evidence makes that standard especially clear. A new analysis shows […]
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Money can build power plants, grids and businesses. But finance advances SDG 7 only when it improves the energy services people can actually use and afford. This week’s evidence connects that principle across Africa and the Caribbean. New Caribbean programmes are directing finance and practical support toward women-led enterprises. New research on Sub-Saharan Africa shows […]
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Energy-access statistics often tell us how many homes are connected, how many stoves are distributed or how much renewable capacity is installed. Those numbers matter, but they do not tell us enough. They do not reveal whether women control or benefit from household energy, whether a clean stove is affordable enough to use every day, […]
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Ending energy poverty is not only a question of how much money is available. It is also a question of where that money goes, who can access it and whether communities have a meaningful voice in decisions that shape their future. This week’s research points to a persistent divide. Renewable-energy investment is growing, yet many […]
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Energy poverty is often described as the absence of an electricity connection. But having a wire connected to a home or business does not necessarily mean that people have the energy they need to live safely, work productively or build a secure future. Electricity may be available but unreliable. A household may be connected but […]
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Energy poverty is not simply the absence of electricity. It affects whether a child can study after dark, whether a health clinic can preserve medicine, whether clean water can be pumped, and whether a woman can safely build and operate a business. This week’s research confirms that although global energy access is improving, progress remains […]
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The UN HLPF’s SDG 7 session was less a debate about ambition than a test of delivery. Across the interventions, governments repeatedly returned to the same pressure points: electricity access, clean cooking, affordable finance, stronger infrastructure, and the practical partnerships needed to move from declarations to implementation. For the African & Caribbean Energy Network (ACEN), […]
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