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The Energy Access Portal provides an overview of the information on energypedia related to Energy Access. Look for specific topics, latest articles or uploaded documents and announce upcoming events.

Overview on Energy Access

• Universal Access to Energy

International Goals

• SE4ALL
• Energy and the Sustainable Development Goals

Current Situation and Predictions

• Status Quo - Basic Energy Services
• Status quo - Clean Cooking
• Future Scenarios
• Country Portal

Impacts of Energy Access

• Differences of Rural and Urban Energy Access
• Energy Access for Displaced People

Impact on Human Life

• Environmental Impacts‎‎
• Health Impacts
• Gender Impacts
• Economic Impacts

Impact on Development

• Socio Economic Impacts‎

Demand on Energy Access

• Overview Energy Demand
• Productive Use

Climate Change and Energy Access

• Synergies and Trade-offs
• Portal: Climate Change

Impact of Access on Emissions

• Energy Access and Climate Mitigation and Adaptation

Climate Finance for Energy Access

• Clean Development Mechanism and Energy Projects
• Carbon Markets for Energy Access Projects

Technology Options for Energy Access

• Energy Sources
• Technology Options
• Grid extension
• Mini Grids
• Stand Alone Systems

Monitoring & Evaluation

• Role of Monitoring

Tools and Methodologies

• Methodologies and Questionnaires
• Global Tracking Framework for Measuring Energy Access
• Remote Monitoring
• Methodologies and Principles for Monitoring Energy Access
• Indicators Rural Electrification and Stoves
• Sustainability Assessment of Improved Household Cookstove Dissemination
• Result Based Monitoring of Cookstove Projects

Policy Framework for Electricity Access

• Institutions Involved in Energy Access
• Role of Regulation in Energy Access
• National Approaches to Electrification
• Standards for Improved Stoves

Planning Energy Access

• Centralized or decentralized electrification
• Planning and Implementing Energy Access
• Rural Electrification Planning
• Planning and Implementing Cooking Energy Interventions
• End-of-Life Management of Batteries in the Off-grid Solar Sector
• Extra: Preparation Guide for a Sustainable Energy Project in Refugee Settings
• Extra: The Role of Gender Concerns in the Planning of Small-scale Energy Projects in Developing Countries

Case Studies on Energy Access

• Impacts of Rural Electrification in Uganda 2011-2019
• Achieving Universal Access to Electricity in Myanmar

Financing and Scalable Business Models for Energy Access

• Financing Energy Access
• Scalable Business Models
  • Pay-as-you-go Approaches
  • Financing Mechanisms for Cookstove Dissemination

Financing RE

• Portal: Financing and Funding
• Types of Financing
  • Financial Instruments for RE
  • Barriers and Risks to RE Financing

Energy Access Resources

• External Resources
• Energydata.info - open data platform providing access to datasets and data analytics
• Florence School of Regulation online course
• WAME website
• Renewable Energy Initiatives
• Tracking Clean Energy Progress
• Energy Access Explorer

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Energy Access Events

11 June 2025
Open Source in Energy Access

16 June 2025
Energy Storage

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Energy Access Publications

• OFF-GRID SOLAR MARKET TRENDS REPORT 2020 (Summary Report)
• Energy Safety Nets: Using Social Assistance Mechanisms to Close Affordability Gaps for the Poor
• India 2020: Energy Policy Review

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Job offers

3 April 2025
Project Manager – Just Energy Transition

4 April 2025
Senior Energy Advisor

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Opportunities

4 April 2025
MSc in Environmental Studies (Conservation Practice) - Admissions Open

30 April 2025
Call for Papers for the Solar World Congress 2025

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This portal was created in collaboration with “World Access to Modern Energy” Project, which is managed jointly by Museo Nazionale della Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci (MuST), the Fondazione AEM and the Florence School of Regulation (FSR) and it is supported by Fondazione CARIPLO.