SEforALL 3–YEAR BUSINESS PLAN 2021-2023

The SEforALL 3-Year Business Plan 2021-2023 outlines the transition to 'SEforALL 3.0,' a strategic shift from global agenda-setting toward an implementation-focused model. The plan prioritizes data-driven decision-making, partnerships with high-impact countries, and the delivery of specific 'Results Offers' across four thematic areas: Energy Diplomacy and Advocacy, Energy Access and Closing the Gap, Energy Transitions and Climate Change, and Intersection with Other SDGs. The organization aims to mobilize USD 58.9 million over three years to accelerate progress toward Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) by 2030.

• SEforALL is evolving into 'SEforALL 3.0,' shifting its strategic focus from global awareness and agenda-setting to an implementation-focused model that prioritizes 'data-driven decision-making, partnerships with high-impact countries and implementation on the ground.'
• The organization identifies a significant global energy access gap, noting that 789 million people lack electricity (72% in Africa and 28% in Asia) and 2.8 billion people lack access to clean cooking (64% in Asia and 32% in Africa).
• SEforALL requires a total budget of USD 58.9 million for the 2021-2023 period, broken down as USD 19.1 million in 2021, USD 19.6 million in 2022, and USD 20.2 million in 2023.
• The 'Universal Energy Facility' (UEF) is launched as a multi-donor results-based financing (RBF) facility targeting Africa, with an aspiration to become a USD 500 million facility by 2023 to deliver approximately 2 million electricity connections and 300,000 clean cooking solutions.
• The 'Women at the Forefront' initiative aims to increase female representation in the energy sector through an internship programme for 1,750 young women, mentorship for 650 professionals, and technical training for 1,775 women by 2023.
• SEforALL is expanding its physical presence to be closer to implementation challenges, establishing its first regional presence in Africa, with plans to follow in Southeast Asia.
• The organization is targeting the 'Three Percent Club' to help member countries increase their energy efficiency rate of improvement to 3%, aiming to increase annual new investments in energy efficiency to USD 475 billion by 2023.
• The 'Sustainable Cooling for All' programme aims to raise USD 140 million in new investment to provide sustainable cooling solutions for vulnerable populations, focusing on high-impact countries including Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Nigeria, South Africa, and Sri Lanka.
• The 'Powering Healthcare' initiative 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 by 2023.
• SEforALL's 'Energy Finance' work focuses on the 'Energizing Finance' research series, which tracks finance commitments in High Impact Countries (HICs) and aims to increase annual commitments for energy access in HICs to USD 53.16 billion 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} }