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Humanitarian Energy Portal

This portal is a one-stop hub/destination for anyone interested in the humanitarian energy nexus. It consolidates, manages and links the latest information and knowledge from the sector. This portal is a living knowledge product.

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Energy in Displacement Settings

• Definitions and issue overview
  • Displaced population and country
  • Humanitarian organizations
  • The role of energy in humanitarian settings
  • The humanitarian energy supply and demand gap
  • Renewable Electrification and clean cooking technology in refugee camps
• IASC Matrix

Humanitarian Energy Nexus

• Energy and livelihood
• Energy and health
• Energy and education
• Energy and WASH
• Energy and food
• Energy and Gender
  

Overview & Energy Services

• Households
• Businesses
• Communities
• Institutions

Planning Humanitarian Energy Interventions

• Planning a Humanitarian Energy Intervention (Toolkits/guides)
• Finance Mechanisms for Energy Access
  • Market-based approach for Energy Access
• Cooking Energy in Humanitarian Settings
• Solar Energy in Humanitarian Settings
• E-Waste reduction in displacement settings

Policies/Regulatory Environment

IDP policies

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Energy policies

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Platforms for Humanitarian, Development, Peace (HDP) and Energy

• GPA website
• GIZ's Energy Solutions for Displacement Settings (ESDS) Project
• Sustainable Energy for All
• Health and Energy Platform of Action (HEPA)
• UNHCR - Global Compact on Refugees (GCR)
• OCHA - Humanitarian Data Exchange
• Humanitarian Energy Baseline Data
• Smart Communities Coalition

Product & Service Providers

• Clean Cooking Alliance - sector directory
• GOGLA
• Verasol Product Database
• Private sector database on energypedia
• UN Global Marketplace

Tools & Trainings

• Inclusive Energy Access 101 (Self-Paced Course)
• HOMER Powering Health Tool

Countries

• Kenya
• Rwanda
• Nigeria
• Sierra Leone
• Mozambique
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Lebanon
• South Sudan
• DRC Congo

Resources

Highlights

Humanitarian Energy Webinar Series

Webinar Series on Cooking Energy in Displacement Settings

Humanitarian Energy Video Library

E-Learning Modules

Latest Humanitarian Energy Publications

• A Roadmap for Energy Access in Displacement Settings: Ethiopia
• Refugee Response Lens Podcast – Episode 1 - Access to Clean Energy and Climate Resilience in Uganda's Refugee Response
• Briefing on Healthcare Electrification in Humanitarian Settings
• A Roadmap for Energy Access in Displacement Settings: Nigeria
• Knowledge Brief: Electricity as a Clean Cooking Alternative for Institutions in Humanitarian Settings
• Empowerment through Appliances: Insights from the Humanitarian Energy Sector

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Offers

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Humanitarian Energy Practitioners Group
GPA Twitter Page

GPA Newsletter

Opportunities

8 December 2025
Ashden Awards 2026

12 December 2025
Climate & Clean Air Coalition – Accelerating uptake of eCooking in Africa

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