SEforALL 3–YEAR BUSINESS PLAN 2021-2023

SEforALL's 2021-2023 business plan introduces 'SEforALL 3.0', an evolution from global agenda-setting to an implementation-focused model. The strategy centers on four thematic areas: Energy Diplomacy and Advocacy, Energy Access and Closing the Gap, Energy Transitions and Climate Change, and Intersection with Other SDGs. Key initiatives include the Universal Energy Facility for results-based financing, the 'Women at the Forefront' program, and the 'Powering Healthcare' agenda. To support these goals, SEforALL requires a three-year budget of USD 58.9 million and plans to establish regional staff presence in Africa and Southeast Asia to better support high-impact countries.

• The world is currently off track to achieve SDG7, with 789 million people lacking electricity (72% in Africa and 28% in Asia) and 2.8 billion lacking clean cooking solutions (64% in Asia and 32% in Africa).
• SEforALL 3.0 evolves the organization from its previous roles in dimensioning the problem (1.0) and global awareness raising (2.0) into an "implementation focused organization" that prioritizes data-driven decision-making and partnerships with high-impact countries.
• The organization has established a three-year budget requirement of USD 58.9 million (USD 19.1 million in 2021; USD 19.6 million in 2022; and USD 20.2 million in 2023), representing a compound annual growth rate of 18 percent from 2019 to 2023.
• The Universal Energy Facility (UEF) is being launched as a multi-donor results-based financing (RBF) facility aiming to be a USD 500 million facility by 2023, targeting 2 million electricity connections and 300,000 clean cooking solutions.
• The 'Women at the Forefront' initiative aims to equip 4,515 women for the sustainable energy sector by 2023 through internships (1,750), technical training (1,775), mentorship (665), and sponsored event participation (325).
• The 'Powering Healthcare' program seeks to achieve universal electrification of health facilities by 2030, with a target of electrifying 2,000 health facilities through country advisory and the UEF window.
• SEforALL intends to increase its on-the-ground presence by establishing staff in high-priority regions, starting with Africa and followed by Southeast Asia, with a goal of staff presence in 3-5 target countries by 2023.
• The 'Sustainable Cooling for All' initiative aims to raise USD 140 million in new investment and support 27 high-impact countries in including cooling in their National Cooling Action Plans (NCAP) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) by 2023.
• The 'Energy Efficiency for Sustainable Development' goal is to increase annual new investments to nearly USD 600 billion by 2025 and support 50 countries in developing evidence, strategies, and new policies by 2023.

APA

Sustainable Energy for All (2020). SEforALL 3–YEAR BUSINESS PLAN 2021-2023. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2020-10/SEforALL-Business-Plan_21-23.pdf

Chicago

Sustainable Energy for All. SEforALL 3–YEAR BUSINESS PLAN 2021-2023. 2020. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2020-10/SEforALL-Business-Plan_21-23.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{sustainableenergyforall2020seforall, author = {{Sustainable Energy for All}}, title = {{SEforALL 3–YEAR BUSINESS PLAN 2021-2023}}, institution = {Sustainable Energy for All}, year = {2020}, month = aug, url = {https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2020-10/SEforALL-Business-Plan_21-23.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }