SE4All promises joined-up approach to tackle continent’s enduring access deficit


Issue 256 - 14 Jun 2013 | 4 minute read

Sustainable Energy For All (SE4All), the ambitious programme launched by UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon to bring 1bn people out of energy poverty by 2030, is gathering momentum, with the promise of focused and co-ordinated projects in key target countries and a welter of consultancy and development contracts financed by potentially dozens of different agencies. Ban remains a driving figure; he has nominated a special representative, Sierra Leonean diplomat Kandeh Yumkella, and brought prominent individuals and institutions together to champion the agenda. Structures are now being put in place to implement SE4All’s aims; they could have a radical impact on how many countries in sub-Saharan Africa structure their energy policy and deal flow.

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