ERC Starting Grant · 2025
Actionable systems integration for energy-enabled sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa
Current approaches to increasing energy access in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are not working. In 2022, 570 million people had no electricity access in SSA, 130 million more than in 1990 and 10 million more than in 2021. Energy poverty hinders much-needed progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Many international donors, including the EU, are funding large energy access initiatives in SSA, but recent impact studies show that they often fail prematurely and create little wider SDG impact. IntegrateEnergy proposes a paradigm shift towards integrated solutions that prioritise useful energy services such as irrigation, neonatal incubation or cold chains over mere electricity…
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