2019 SEforALL CHARRETTES REPORT

The 2019 SEforALL Charrettes brought together diverse stakeholders in Amsterdam to address systemic barriers to SDG7. The resulting report outlines proposed solutions across four key areas: creating a viable private sector market for clean cooking, improving data and evidence for electrification, bridging the finance gap in high-impact countries, and increasing risk appetite for last-mile electricity access.

• To address the lack of a commercially viable market for clean cooking, which currently serves 2.9 billion people, the report proposes three solutions: a $1 billion grant-funded 'Clean Cooking Market Catalyst' to align donors and support scalable companies; a $5 billion 'Clean Cooking Government Challenge Fund' to incentivize policy reform; and a 'Next Generation Solutions Data Platform' to provide open data for investors and governments.
• The report identifies a critical need for more granular, localized data to replace binary 'access or no access' metrics. Proposed solutions include a platform to align the needs of delivery stakeholders with detailed profiles of underserved populations, a shared database led by national focal points to integrate fragmented data sources, and a platform to disseminate evidence on the systemic value of quality electricity.
• To bridge the finance gap in high-impact countries (HICs), the report suggests three mechanisms: an operational partnership among development finance institutions (DFIs) to align mandates on SDG7; a transparent online platform pooling $1 billion in first-loss capital to leverage an additional $10 billion; and 'REAL Finance Accelerators' to mobilize domestic capital for entrepreneurs needing $5,000 to $500,000.
• For last-mile electricity access, the report argues that electricity should be treated as a public good. Proposed solutions include a 'Last Mile Service Fund' capitalized by redirecting fossil fuel subsidies, a strategy to prioritize electricity for schools and clinics as conduits to reach individual consumers, and a 'Mini-Grid Finance Platform Association' to reduce transaction costs through knowledge sharing.
• The report highlights a severe funding gap for clean cooking, noting that tracked financial commitments declined from an average of $32 million per year in 2013-14 to $30 million in 2015-16, far below the estimated $4.4 billion annual investment required by 2030.

APA

Sustainable Energy for All (2019). 2019 SEforALL CHARRETTES REPORT. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2019-08/CharrettesReport_0.pdf

Chicago

Sustainable Energy for All. 2019 SEforALL CHARRETTES REPORT. 2019. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2019-08/CharrettesReport_0.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{sustainableenergyforall20192019, author = {{Sustainable Energy for All}}, title = {{2019 SEforALL CHARRETTES REPORT}}, institution = {Sustainable Energy for All}, year = {2019}, url = {https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2019-08/CharrettesReport_0.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }