DYNAMISER LE FINANCEMENT DE L’ACCÈS À L’ÉNERGIE : UN TOUR D’HORIZON

The report finds that while electricity financing in 20 high-potential countries rose by 56% to $30.2 billion annually between 2013-2014 and 2015-2016, this remains far below the $52 billion needed for universal access by 2030. Financing is heavily skewed toward non-residential consumers and grid-connected technologies, with a concerning increase in fossil fuel investments, particularly coal. Sub-Saharan Africa faces a widening investment gap, receiving only 17% of total electricity funding. Meanwhile, clean cooking financing declined by 5% to $30 million, a fraction of the $4.4 billion required annually.

• Annual financial commitments for electrification in the 20 high-potential countries increased by 56% from $19.4 billion in 2013-2014 to $30.2 billion in 2015-2016. However, this is insufficient to meet the International Energy Agency's estimate of $52 billion needed annually for universal electricity access by 2030.
• Electricity financing is predominantly directed toward non-residential sectors (72%) rather than residential consumers (28%). Furthermore, most residential funding (96%) targets higher levels of access (Tiers 3, 4, and 5), leaving the lowest levels of consumption (Tiers 1 and 2) severely underfunded.
• There is a significant increase in funding for fossil fuel-based power plants, which accounted for 27% ($8 billion) of electricity access financing in 2015-2016. Coal investments specifically rose from $2.8 billion in 2013-2014 to $6.8 billion in 2015-2016, with the Philippines, India, and Bangladesh being the primary recipients.
• Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing a widening investment gap. Despite the IEA predicting that 95% of the additional $50 billion annual investment needed for universal electrification must occur in Sub-Saharan Africa, the region received only 17% ($5 billion) of total electricity financing in 2015-2016, a decrease of $1 billion from the previous period.
• Financing for clean cooking is critically low and declining, dropping 5% from $32 million in 2013-2014 to $30 million in 2015-2016. This is far below the $4.4 billion required annually to address the needs of three billion people. Most of this funding (92%) comes from international sources, with 72% going to Sub-Saharan Africa, primarily Ethiopia and Kenya.
• Off-grid and mini-grid solutions saw an increase in funding from $210 million to $380 million per year between 2013-2014 and 2015-2016, yet they still represent only 1.3% of total electricity financing.
• India serves as a positive case study where national private investments in electricity access rose from $1.6 billion per year in 2013-2014 to $10 billion in 2015-2016, driven by ambitious renewable energy targets of 175 GW by 2022.
• In Indonesia, national government subsidies were pivotal for clean cooking, with an average annual spend of $1.8 billion to promote LPG, reducing kerosene use from 36.6% in 2007 to 3.8% in 2016.

APA

Sustainable Energy for All (n.d.). DYNAMISER LE FINANCEMENT DE L’ACCÈS À L’ÉNERGIE : UN TOUR D’HORIZON. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/gather-content/EF-2018-ES-FR_SEforALL.pdf

Chicago

Sustainable Energy for All. DYNAMISER LE FINANCEMENT DE L’ACCÈS À L’ÉNERGIE : UN TOUR D’HORIZON. n.d. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/gather-content/EF-2018-ES-FR_SEforALL.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{sustainableenergyforallnddynamiser, author = {{Sustainable Energy for All}}, title = {{DYNAMISER LE FINANCEMENT DE L’ACCÈS À L’ÉNERGIE : UN TOUR D’HORIZON}}, institution = {Sustainable Energy for All}, url = {https://www.seforall.org/system/files/gather-content/EF-2018-ES-FR_SEforALL.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }