ENERGIZING FINANCE: UNDERSTANDING THE LANDSCAPE 2019

The report finds that while electricity finance reached a high of USD 36 billion in 2017, only one-third benefited residential users, and clean cooking finance plummeted by 73% compared to 2015-16. It highlights severe underinvestment in Sub-Saharan Africa and the need for innovative financing to reach vulnerable groups, including women and displaced persons.

• Total finance for electricity in the 20 high-impact countries (HICs) reached USD 36 billion in 2017, but only USD 12.6 billion of this is estimated to have provided residential access.
• Investment in grid-connected renewable energy plants accounted for 61 percent (USD 22.1 billion) of total electricity finance in 2017, with solar PV attracting over USD 9.8 billion.
• Investment in off-grid solutions and mini-grids remains a very small portion of total electricity finance, standing at USD 430 million in 2017 (1.2 percent of total).
• Sub-Saharan African HICs are severely underfunded; ten of the 13 analyzed countries received less than USD 300 million for electrification in 2017.
• In Uganda, electricity finance decreased to USD 269 million in 2017, though domestic private investment reached a five-year high of USD 145 million.
• The Philippines saw a significant drop in electricity financing from USD 4.1 billion in 2015-16 to USD 1.4 billion in 2017, with a notable decline in coal plant investments.

APA

Climate Policy Initiative (2019). ENERGIZING FINANCE: UNDERSTANDING THE LANDSCAPE 2019. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/EF-2019-UL-SEforALL.pdf

Chicago

Climate Policy Initiative. ENERGIZING FINANCE: UNDERSTANDING THE LANDSCAPE 2019. 2019. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/EF-2019-UL-SEforALL.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatepolicyinitiative2019energizing, author = {{Climate Policy Initiative}}, title = {{ENERGIZING FINANCE: UNDERSTANDING THE LANDSCAPE 2019}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2019}, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/EF-2019-UL-SEforALL.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }