Power For All

POWER FOR ALL ADVANCES RENEWABLE, DECENTRALIZED ELECTRIFICATION SOLUTIONS AS THE FASTEST, MOST COST-EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO UNIVERSAL ENERGY ACCESS. WE WORK TO SHIFT POLICY, MOBILIZE CAPITAL, SHAPE MARKETS AND GROW SECTOR LEGITIMACY.

INTEGRATED ENERGY: UTILITIES 2.0 IS A GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO UNITE CENTRALIZED UTILITIES AND THE DECENTRALIZED RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR TO END ENERGY POVERTY FASTER. U2.0 IS A COALITION OF PARTNERS TESTING THE PREMISE THAT A TRANSFORMATIONAL CONFIGURATION OF TECHNOLOGIES AND MARKET ACTORS CAN ACHIEVE FASTER, CHEAPER, AND MORE UNIVERSAL CONNECTIONS THAN A GRID-ONLY APPROACH. WORKING WITH A CONSORTIUM OF CENTRALIZED AND DECENTRALIZED COMPANIES, POWER FOR ALL IS MODELING VIABLE COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIPS BASED ON REAL-WORLD COSTS, REVENUES, OWNERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL APPROACHES, AND POLICY CONSTRAINTS. POWER FOR ALL LEAD ON THE FIRST-OF-ITS KIND PILOT OF INTEGRATED ENERGY IN UGANDA, INCLUDING OVERSIGHT MANAGEMENT OF A 2-YEAR RESEARCH ROADMAP THAT WILL DELIVER NEW INSIGHTS ON THE ABILITY OF INTEGRATED ENERGY TO ACCELERATE ENERGY ACCESS, DRIVE PRODUCTIVE USE, STIMULATE DEMAND AND IMPROVE OVERALL GRID PERFORMANCE. CARBON TRUST/INNOVATE UK: TOGETHER WITH CARBON TRUST AND ENERGY 4 IMPACT, POWER FOR ALL WORKED TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNICATIONS FOR ENERGY COMPANIES FUNDED BY THE ENERGY CATALYST ACCELERATOR. POWER FOR ALL HOSTED MEDIA AND TRAINING WORKSHOPS, DEVELOPED ""LOOK AND FEEL"" GUIDES, PUBLISHED CASE STUDIES, AND OFFERED AD-HOC SUPPORT TO IMPROVE MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY.

POWERING HEALTH: IN 2021 WE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED OUR POWER FOR HEALTH CAMPAIGN, BUILDING ON THE WORK STARTED IN INDIA. IN THIS NEW CAMPAIGN, WE'RE TARGETING ZAMBIA, BURKINA FASO AND UGANDA AND CREATING PERMANENT CROSS-SECTORAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE ENERGY AND HEALTH SECTORS. THE WORK OF 2021 HAS RESULTED IN A NATIONAL CONSENSUS AMONG GOVERNMENT AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO PRIORITIZE CLINIC SOLARIZATION, ESPECIALLY AS THE WORLD RAMPS UP FOR DISTRIBUTION OF A COVID--19 VACCINE. TO DATE WE'VE FORMED A COALITION AND DEVELOPING A COMMUNICATIONS PLAN IN ZAMBIA, AND ARE BUILDING A COALITION IN BURKINA FASO. POWERING JOBS: POWER FOR ALLS OBJECTIVE IS TO QUANTIFY THE IMPORTANCE OF DECENTRALIZED RENEWABLE JOBS FOR LOCAL ECONOMIES BY COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA THAT WILL DRIVE EMPLOYMENT-RELATED DECISIONS FOR THE DISTRIBUTED RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR. THE STUDY COVERS 5 COUNTRIESKENYA, ETHIOPIA, UGANDA, NIGERIA AND INDIAWILL HIGHLIGHT THE VALUE OF DRE AS AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTOR IN REDUCING UNEMPLOYMENT WHILE DRIVING ECONOMIC GROWTH IN ENERGY-POOR COUNTRIES.IT WILL PROVIDE A BASELINE THAT BETTER ENABLES THE ENTIRE ENERGY ACCESS ECOSYSTEM TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT ELECTRIFICATION STRATEGIES AND THE ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS ON JOB CREATION AND INCREASED ENERGY ACCESS.

FOR INDIA 25X25, POWER FOR ALL USED COMMUNICATIONS AND EVIDENCE TO RE-ORIENT THE PERSPECTIVE OF KEY DECISION-MAKERS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF INTEGRATED ENERGY SYSTEMS. WE DEVELOPED ARTICLES, ONLINE CONTENT, AND WEBINARS, ULTIMATELY SHIFTING OF THE TONE AND NARRATIVE PULL-THROUGH. OUR EFFORTS RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT NARRATIVE SHIFT WITH RESPECT TO THE IMPORTANCE OF DISTRIBUTED RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR JOBS, INVESTMENT AND LIVELIHOODS. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HAVE SHOWN GREATER INTEREST IN HOW TO MOBILIZE INCREASED LOCAL AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT INTO THE RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR. ADDITIONALLY, WE LAUNCHED AN INITIATIVE IN JHARKHAND TO MOBILIZE VARIOUS DRE ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE STATE TO ADVANCE DRE NARRATIVES AT A LOCAL LEVEL. WE CO-HOSTED THE FIRST JHARKHAND ENERGY COLLECTIVE MEETING TO BRING TOGETHER STAKEHOLDERS TO VOICE THE UPTAKE OF DRE SOLUTIONS IN THE STATE OF JHARKHAND.