Power for All

Are you in New York City for Climate Week? Interested in U.N. Sustainable Development Goal 7? Want to learn how blending renewable and traditional energy infrastructure can help achieve universal modern energy access? If so, join us for a discussion on Utilities 2.0, which aims to unite centralized utilities with decentralized renewable energy to quickly end energy poverty. Our award-winning pilot project, in Kiwumu, Mukono District, Uganda, has demonstrated how collaboration between utility and decentralized renewable energy providers creates an optimal energy mix and service levels for cost-effective, sustainable and rapid electrification. Join our panelists at the United Nations ENERGY NOW SDG 7 Action Forum 2024 event on Friday 27th, to discuss how these innovative partnerships can speed up affordable and sustainable electrification in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. Date: Sept. 27, 2024 Time: 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT Location: Opposite United Nations Building. L.A.U. 211 E46th St., New York, New York. 👉 Reserve your spot today! https://bit.ly/4e8kKzw Carolina Inés Pan, PhD, Research Director – Power for All Kristina Skierka, Founder & CEO – Power for All Vikram Singh, Senior Director – RMI Ifeoma Malo, Co-Founder and CEO – Clean Tech Hub Nigeria Tombo Banda, Managing Director – CrossBoundary Group Bishal Thapa, Senior Director – CLASP #EndEnergyPovertyFaster #SDG7 #ClimateWeek #UNGA #NYC #UNDESA #UNENERGY #EnergyAccess #DRE #RenewableEnergy #Utility #Minigrids #GlobalGoalsWeek

💡How can the workforce and human capital investments grow Africa’s green economy? ✨ Decentralized renewables Energy (#DRE) employment data shows its potential in helping achieve both United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 7 (#SDG7) and 8 (#SDG8) Join us at the GOGLA #GOGSFE24 where we shall focus on engaging stakeholders in a conversation about unlocking Africa’s green growth potential through workforce and human capital investments, leveraging insights from the “Forecasting Green Jobs in Africa” report and the “Powering Jobs Census”.  The objective is to identify the biggest challenges as well as opportunities in workforce development to achieve SDG7 and overall sustainable growth.  Partners and fellow panelists:   Moderator: Carolina Inés Pan, PhD - Power for All Speaker: Katie Hill, Expert Partner, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Speaker: Ciara Marie Remerscheid, Director, Shortlist Futures Speaker: Nyamolo Abagi, Senior Manag & Interim Co-Director, CLASP Speaker: Sarah Maina, Manager, Demand Jobs and Livelihoods, The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) ESMAP - Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, The World Bank #PoweringJobs #EndEnergyPovertyFaster #HumanCapital #RenewableEnergy #SDG7

⚡📣 We are excited to join the Humanitarian Energy Conference 2024 in Nairobi on Oct 7! This sector-wide event will bring together key players in the humanitarian energy space to discuss innovative ways to achieve #SDG7 for displaced populations and host communities. From #EnergyAccess solutions to policy frameworks, we look forward to contributing to critical conversations that can shape the future of energy in displacement settings. Global Platform for Action (GPA) SNV United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) GOGLA GIZ Kenya Practical Action #HEC2024 #HumanitarianEnergy #SDG7 #EnergyAccess #GOGSFE24

🚨 Renewable Energy Jobs Reach 16.2 Million Globally! The 2024 edition of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Renewable Energy & Jobs report shows solar energy ☀️ leading the charge with 7.2M jobs in 2023. However, this impressive growth has been uneven across regions. A skilled workforce is crucial for a successful energy transition, especially for young people. Education and training not only make individuals more employable but are also essential for meeting climate goals and ensuring a just transition. 🌱 The report highlights the growing interest in localizing supply chains, driven by industrial policies that aim to create more domestic jobs. However, protectionist policies and geopolitical challenges present obstacles. To ensure a fair and sustainable transition, public policies, private sector initiatives, and civil society efforts must align to balance environmental, economic, and social sustainability. While markets can drive change, we need a people- and planet-centric approach to shape the future of energy. 🔗 Read the full report:  https://t.ly/MuNBU #PoweringJobs #EndEnergyPovertyFaster

⚡ Last Friday Power for All hosted a panel as part of the UN Energy #SDG7ActionForum, during #UNGA and #ClimateWeekNYC 2024, where we discussed the current state of #SDG7. While the number of connections over the past decade grew significantly (globally), we are not on track to meet our targets by 2030. This is particularly concerning for #SubSaharanAfrica, where most of the energy poor live, as population is currently growing faster than electrification— implying it will take infinite time to achieve universal access. Tombo Banda, Vikram Singh, Bishal Thapa, Ifeoma Malo, and Kristina Skierka discussed the role of energy partnerships, with a specific focus on integrated energy models, as a means to both accelerate electrification and reduce costs, in order to end energy poverty faster. Some of the key takeaways were that partnerships and energy planning are crucial to de-risk investments, make value chains more efficient, democratize energy access, and mostly make it easier for money to flow into the sector—which is still the largest barrier preventing scale. Thank you, panelists, for the amazing discussion and all the attendees for the engagement. Looking forward to many more of these! #endenergypovertyfaster

📢 #OutNow! Millions of people across rural Africa and South Asia still live without access to electricity. The latest report from Efficiency for Access highlights the gap in access to off-grid solar appliances and the urgent need to scale up efforts in the sector. The report, part of the State of the Off-Grid Appliance Market series, reveals that while the off-grid solar sector has strong fundamentals, it needs to grow rapidly in scale and ambition to avoid leaving people behind. 🌍 🔗 Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eMB7jk5Z CLASP, Energy Saving Trust #EnergyAccess #Sustainability #CleanEnergy #OffGrid #RenewableEnergy #Development #LeaveNoOneBehind

🌍 Reflecting on a powerful panel discussion at the UN Energy #SDG7ActionForum, where we explored the future of universal electrification. Our experts shared insightful ideas on how innovative partnerships between traditional and renewable energy systems can drive affordable and sustainable electrification. ⚡ 💡 Tombo Banda reminded us that financial flows are essential, with a gap of $91Bn to meet our 2030 goals! Meanwhile, Bishal Thapa stressed the importance of energy-efficient appliances for better grid management. 🌟 A heartfelt thank you to our expert panelists; Carolina Inés Pan, PhD, Research Director, and Kristina Skierka, Founder & CEO – Power for All, Vikram Singh, Senior Director – RMI, Ifeoma Malo, Co-Founder and CEO – Clean Tech Hub Nigeria, Tombo Banda, Managing Director – CrossBoundary Group and Bishal Thapa, Senior Director – CLASP and everyone who joined our panel at the UN Energy #SDG7ActionForum! Your participation is key in helping us move the conversation forward—towards #EnergyAccess and #EndEnergyPovertyFaster #SDG7 #ClimateAction #EnergyAccess #GlobalGoals #EndEnergyPovertyFaster

Today at #ClimateWeekNYC, CLASP participated on a panel on achieving universal electrification as part of the Energy Now SDG7 Action Forum. During the discussion, CLASP senior director Bishal Thapa emphasized that appliance energy efficiency is a crucial component of the solution for delivering energy access to all. Featuring panelists from RMI, CrossBoundary Group, and Clean Tech Hub Nigeria , this engaging and thought-provoking discussion was hosted by Power for All with Carolina Inés Pan, PhD moderating.

🚨 Happening Today!! 🚨 Join us at the UN Energy #SDG7ActionForum to discuss how innovative energy partnerships power sustainable electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. 🌍 💡Our panel will discuss Utilities 2.0 and how partnerships between renewable and traditional energy are transforming electrification efforts in #Africa and beyond. 💡⚡ ⏰ Time: 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT 📍 Location: 211 E46th St., NYC 👉 Register now: https://bit.ly/4e8kKzw #GlobalGoalsWeek #SDG7 #RenewableEnergy #ClimateWeek #EnergyAccess #EndEnergyPovertyFaster RMI CrossBoundary Group CLASP Clean Tech Hub Nigeria Kristina Skierka Carolina Inés Pan, PhD Vikram Singh Tombo Banda Bishal Thapa Ifeoma Malo

💡 Day Two of the ENERGY NOW #SDG7ActionForum flipped the switch from emerging sustainable development to focus on creating pathways for investment during a series of parallel panel sessions. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dVGJnjki ✍️: International Institute for Sustainable Development #EndEnergyPovertyFaster #SDG7 #ClimateWeek #UNGA #NYC #UNDESA #UNENERGY #EnergyAccess #DRE #RenewableEnergy #Utility #Minigrids #GlobalGoalsWeek