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Under the leadership of Damilola Ogunbiyi, SEforALL has shifted from awareness-raising to a data-driven engagement model prioritizing high-impact countries. Key initiatives include the Universal Energy Facility, a results-based financing vehicle aiming for 1 million connections by 2023, and the development of investment-grade policy frameworks and universal integrated energy plans. The report also details high-level diplomatic engagements across the G20, UN, and various governments to mobilize resources and align global efforts toward universal energy access and clean cooking.

The SEforALL MEL Framework defines a structured approach to monitoring and evaluating the organization's efforts to advance SDG 7. It utilizes a Program Theory and Theory of Action to track a chain of results from inputs and activities to intermediate outcomes—specifically leaders unlocking finance and brokering partnerships—and ultimately to high-level impacts such as universal energy access and increased renewable energy shares. The framework implements a four-level monitoring system ranging from organizational inputs to high-level impacts, supported by annual and intervention-specific reporting cycles and a phased maturity plan extending to 2021.

The report identifies a significant energy access gap in Sierra Leone's education sector, where only 22.5% of schools have electricity. It proposes a phased roadmap (2023-2029) to electrify 9,596 schools, estimating a total financing need of $90 million for secondary schools alone. The document advocates for a shift from traditional grant-based equipment ownership to service-based or hybrid delivery models to ensure long-term sustainability and operation and maintenance.

The report identifies a significant energy access gap in Sierra Leone's schools, with 86% of primary schools lacking electricity. It proposes a three-phase roadmap (2023–2029) to electrify over 9,500 schools using solar PV systems, estimating a total investment need of $90 million for secondary schools alone. The analysis emphasizes the need for a shift from donor-led equipment ownership to sustainable service-based or hybrid delivery models to ensure long-term operation and maintenance (O&M).

The report identifies a significant energy access gap in Sierra Leone's healthcare facilities, particularly at the primary healthcare unit (PHU) level, and proposes a phased roadmap to electrify 1,134 PHUs using solar PV systems. It estimates a total financing requirement of $64 million ($53m CapEx and $11m OpEx) and evaluates three delivery models—traditional ownership, service-based, and hybrid—to ensure long-term sustainability and operation and maintenance (O&M).

The document evaluates Madagascar's cold chain infrastructure, identifying significant electricity gaps in health facilities and high post-harvest losses in agriculture. It proposes investment pathways for medical cold chain equipment and electrification, alongside a scenario-based analysis for four key agricultural value chains.

This policy brief, produced to inform the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, outlines a long-term vision for transforming global energy systems to achieve sustainability. It argues that a fundamental shift is necessary to address simultaneous challenges of energy access, climate change, air pollution, and energy security, emphasizing that such a transition is technologically and economically achievable but requires integrated policy frameworks and scaled-up investments.

The document highlights that over three billion people rely on traditional solid fuels, causing significant indoor air pollution and contributing to 1.6 million annual deaths. It notes that black carbon from these fuels accounts for 18% of global GHG emissions. The brief advocates for 'source' interventions, such as LPG, ethanol, and improved stoves, and emphasizes the need for consumer choice analysis to ensure technology adoption, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

The fact sheet outlines three scenarios: a Baseline scenario (BAS) where business-as-usual leads to a 98% likelihood of temperatures increasing by more than 2°C; a Basic Energy Access scenario (BEA) that provides basic energy for all while limiting global GHG emissions to 1,300 Gt CO2; and a Shared Development Agenda scenario (SDA) which aims for a more balanced global income distribution with per capita incomes of at least $10,000 for all nations by 2050.

Minutes from a February 2012 seminar in New Delhi, organized by TERI, the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), and DFID, focusing on the challenges of clean cookstove dissemination, consumer choice, and market development in India.

The report '80 Gigawatts of Change' presents seven modeled scenarios for Egypt's electricity sector from 2015 to 2035. It compares a 'Business as Usual' (BAU) baseline against pathways focusing on decarbonization, energy independence, and decentralization. The analysis highlights that while centralized fossil-fuel-based models are cheaper in the short term, they risk 'carbon lock-in' and exacerbate energy access inequities. Conversely, decentralized and renewable-heavy pathways offer higher job creation and lower emissions but require significant initial investment and institutional reform. The report specifically warns against coal and nuclear power due to high water consumption, environmental risks, and low job creation relative to renewables.

The document outlines four common business strategies employed by 25 socially oriented energy enterprises, organizations, and financiers to expand renewable energy access for underserved rural populations in developing countries. These strategies include understanding consumer needs and payment capacities, demonstrating technology value, building consumer trust, and designing flexible financing schemes. The brief asserts that while scaling obstacles remain, these delivery and financing mechanisms can enable low-income consumers to access cleaner energy services.

The document examines the role of local financial institutions (LFIs) in East Africa in financing the productive use of renewable energy (PURE), particularly for SMEs and the agricultural sector. While there is strong interest in expanding PURE lending, LFIs face constraints such as limited staff capacity, credit risks, and insufficient funding. The paper suggests that 17 surveyed LFIs require $174 million to expand their lending and recommends a shift toward more direct lending from balance sheets, the use of green bonds, and collaboration with development partners for de-risking instruments.

The analysis identifies 105 cities with populations over one million across 34 Global South countries where electrification is currently a viable low-carbon strategy. Suitability is determined by a minimum 90 percent urban electricity access rate and a carbon intensity of electricity supply below 600 tCO2e/GWh. While all South American cities meet these criteria, suitability is significantly lower in sub-Saharan Africa (3 out of 40 cities) and South and East Asia (26 out of 202 cities).

The report examines the shift from public ownership to private, unbundled utility models in the electricity sector, arguing that these reforms are fundamentally issues of sustainable development. Based on case studies from Argentina, Bulgaria, Ghana, India, Indonesia, and South Africa, the authors find that electricity reforms have been primarily driven by financial concerns and donor conditions rather than social or environmental goals. The document advocates for a reform process that addresses the needs of the 1.7 billion people lacking electricity access and aligns investor incentives with a clean energy future to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The document presents the Energy Access Explorer (EAE), a digital public good providing over 70 datasets for Tanzania, including a collaborative database of 135 mini-grids. It highlights the platform's ability to perform multi-criteria analysis (MCA) to identify market expansion opportunities and prioritize energy access in rural areas, where connectivity is only 11%. The report notes that solar PV and hydropower dominate the mini-grid landscape, and that the market has become more favorable following a 2021 policy shift allowing cost-reflective tariffs negotiated with EWURA.

The report reviews MDB loan documentation from 2006–2008, finding that only a small number of projects comprehensively addressed the policy, regulatory, and institutional elements necessary for sustainable energy. It argues that standard energy policies often prioritize short-term costs over long-term environmental benefits and recommends that MDBs more consistently integrate greenhouse gas emission considerations, energy efficiency, and poverty alleviation into their electricity sector support.

The document argues that achieving universal electricity access by 2030 requires a significant shift toward distributed renewable energy, as grid extension is often not cost-effective for rural, low-income areas. It highlights that over 50 percent of new connections must be distributed solutions, with 90 percent of those being renewable. To facilitate this, the brief recommends creating platforms for stakeholder input in policy decision-making and implementing regulatory reforms in the financial sector to unlock domestic capital.

The document argues that electricity connections alone do not guarantee development benefits and proposes a bottom-up approach to electrification. It suggests three core strategies: utilizing bottom-up demand forecasting to match technology to consumer needs, linking electrification with local development projects to break the cycle of underdevelopment, and improving governance to ensure affordability and reliability. The authors emphasize that electricity planning must account for both conventional and latent demand to be effective.

The research examines Makueni County's planning processes to demonstrate how integrating energy planning into development budgets can overcome fragmented approaches that currently hinder the deployment of renewable energy infrastructure for essential services. It identifies five primary barriers to this integration—including capacity gaps, data limitations, and poor coordination—and proposes a framework to align county and national government plans to achieve universal energy access.