The webinar on the Poor People’s Energy Outlook (PPEO) 2017 looks at the mix of technologies and funding required to achieve national and global energy access goals - and the roles of the private and public sectors, and civil society. It will explore the mix of funding needed to realize the people-centered national energy access plans outlined in PPEO 2016; which were based on the energy access priorities expressed by 12 energy-poor communities across Bangladesh, Kenya, and Togo. With commentary from others in the sector, the webinar highlights in particular:
- The importance of distributed energy systems in providing universal access, and the financial implications of these;
- National and global financing requirements for clean cooking fuels and technologies;
- The role of finance in promoting gender equity and women’s empowerment across the energy access value chain;
- National financing strategies needed to address energy for productive and social uses beyond the household.
First published in 2010, Practical Action’s Poor People’s Energy Outlook series shines a light on the energy access needs and priorities of poor people across the spheres of household, community services and productive uses of energy.
