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This intervention brief describes the Alternative Service Delivery Unit's (ASDU) work in Malawi Camp, Cape Town. It details the community's socio-economic profile, current energy deficiencies, and the results of co-design sessions aimed at implementing community-led energy provision before the settlement's planned relocation.

This policy brief describes a transdisciplinary project in Chile that examines the intersection of urban heat, building energy efficiency, and public health. Using a case study from the municipality of Quilpué, the project identifies correlations between high temperatures and hospital visits, highlighting the need to integrate health criteria into building codes and housing policies to mitigate climate vulnerability and energy poverty.

This policy brief describes a project focused on integrating health criteria into the energy-environmental assessment of buildings to reduce urban heat exposure in Chile, specifically examining the commune of Quilpué.

This research paper examines the distributive welfare impacts of energy price increases resulting from a Kyoto Protocol scenario—specifically a 6% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from 1990 levels. Using a welfare model based on consumer surplus and data from the Canadian residential sector, the authors simulate how different income groups are affected and propose compensation mechanisms to ensure equity.

This report summarizes a two-day meeting hosted by the Institute for Security Studies' Corruption and Governance Programme in September 2010, which brought together the South African Civil Society Energy Caucus to discuss governance, public participation, and accountability in South Africa's energy policy processes.

This position paper by Geres, an international development NGO, outlines its strategy for achieving universal energy access as a catalyst for the energy transition and poverty reduction. The document details Geres' approach to providing affordable, renewable energy services to households and small businesses at the 'base of the pyramid,' emphasizing the integration of energy efficiency, local capacity building, and gender equality to ensure sustainable development and climate resilience.

This case study examines Energy Safety Nets (ESNs)—social assistance mechanisms designed to help poor and vulnerable households access modern energy services—in Mexico. It analyzes four specific measures: differentiated electricity tariffs, the Oportunidades Energéticas program, the Fondo de Servicio Universal Eléctrico (FSUE), and a pilot program for subsidized LPG. The report finds that while Mexico has extensive experience with social safety nets, its energy subsidies often disproportionately benefit wealthier households, and targeted ESNs have frequently been short-lived due to political transitions.

This guide by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) defines and provides a framework for Energy Safety Nets (ESNs), which are government-led mechanisms designed to close the affordability gap for the poorest and most vulnerable people to access modern energy services, including electricity and clean cooking fuels.

This report describes two complementary methodologies developed by Transforma and the Centro Insuco para la Innovación Social (ICSI) to monitor energy communities in Colombia. While Transforma's tool focuses on longitudinal national tracking across project lifecycles, ICSI's tool provides deep socioeconomic evaluations of specific territories. The document proposes integrating these tools to bridge the gap between normative models and territorial realities.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute proposes a strategic approach to expanding universal electricity access in developing countries, arguing that simple connectivity does not automatically guarantee development benefits. The authors advocate for a model that matches electricity services to specific development needs through bottom-up demand forecasting, integration with local development projects, and improved governance focusing on affordability and reliability.