Energy
We’re ending energy poverty by providing first-time access, delivering solar-powered appliances, and building clean energy infrastructure.
- East Africa
- India
- Latin America
- Sub-Saharan Africa H2R
- West Africa
Our global impact in energy
Lighting a path forward
For many low-income people around the world, the pathway out of poverty starts with electricity.
Eighty percent of people living without energy access today reside in 22 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, forcing them to rely on dangerous and pollutive fuel sources.
To keep their businesses running, micro-entrepreneurs and smallholder farmers often turn to diesel generators, which limit their earning potential and emit more than 100 metric tons of carbon emissions per year.
As Africa’s population and its need for clean energy continues to grow, the focus must be on how a thriving, low-carbon economic future is possible for the region.
Our solutions to ending energy poverty
The next generation of clean energy enterprises are creating products and services that benefit individuals, households, and communities lacking safe, reliable sources of power.
The intersection of poverty and climate
Since people living in poverty are most vulnerable to severe weather events, we embed a climate lens in our impact investing strategy across sectors. Economic resilience goes hand in hand with climate resilience.
Drivers of Income: A study of three social enterprises and how they impact earning
Energy for Livelihoods: Centering low-income communities in the clean energy transition
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