Countries with lowest electricity access

Hundreds of millions still live without electricity.

These countries have the lowest access rates. Energy poverty is one of the biggest challenges of our time.

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#EnergyPoverty #SDG7 #Development #EnergyData

The political economy of gender mainstreaming in energy access in Senegal
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📬 The February Cooperative Insider newsletter is out now!

Inside:
✨ #IWD2026 message from ICA GEC President
🌍 ICA at #CSocD64
📘 New SDG policy briefs (#SDG2 & #SDG7)
⚖️ Cooperative law updates
🎓 Summer School & ICBA Symposium
and many more
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Indigenous Peoples Renewable Energy Pathfinders program is fostering inter-learning & leadership among Indigenous communities. The message? Energy transition is about shifting power structures for a more equitable & sustainable world. #SDG7 #ClimateAction

#InTheNews re. #sustainable #travel & #development inc:
8/ Commerce/Climate: The #EBRD is supporting #Slovenia #tourism's #green transition with €15m loan to #TermeCatez, the country’s largest natural thermal destination, for #ESG & year-round appeal www.ebrd.com/home/news-an... #SDG7 #energy

How much energy does each person consume?

A person in Qatar uses 40x more energy than someone in Ethiopia. Per capita data reveals the real inequality of energy access.

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#EnergyPerCapita #EnergyAccess #SDG7 #ClimateJustice #DataViz

Clean and sustainable energy for a stronger and empowered woman
#womeninbusiness #WomenAndPower #womenandgirls #women
#SDG7

What would it take to make #AffordableAndCleanEnergy universal?

Cooperatives are part of the solution expanding access, stabilising prices, reinvesting locally, and powering community-owned renewables.

📘Discover the new #SDG7 Policy Brief: ica.coop/en/media/lib...

#EnergyAccess #Coops4Dev🌍

SDG Series - Cooperative contributions to SDG 7 - Advancing Affordable and Clean Energy in Europe - Cooperatives Europe The world is off track to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7): ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all by 2030. Despite progress, over 600 million people still lack electricity, and 2.1 billion rely on polluting cooking fuels. Cooperatives, with their member-owned and community-centered approach, are proving […]

Cooperatives are powering progress toward #SDG7! 🌍⚡

From Ecopower in Belgium to Enercoop in France, community-owned energy is driving the energy transition!

📖 Read the full brief here: https://bit.ly/4l3kZQs

#Coops4Dev🌍

Access to electricity 2023. Nigeria at 61%, most others above 95%.

Access to electricity (2023):

Nigeria: 61%
South Africa: 88%
Pakistan: 96%
Peru: 96%
Indonesia: 99%
India: 99.5%

39% of Nigerians still lack electricity.

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#ElectricityAccess #EnergyPoverty #Development #SDG7 #EnergyData

The Return Of The Esmeralda 7 Solar Power Project - CleanTechnica The Esmeralda 7 solar power project could yet see the light of day, depending on who wins the race for Nevada Governor this fall.

Republican governor plays the solar card in tough re-election battle.

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#solarpower #solarenergy #solarpv #renewableenergy #energypolicy #energy #greenenergy #cleanenergy #esmeralda #powerplants #nevada #us #elections #trump #renewables #sdg7 #sustainable

#BehindTheScenes #solar #solarpanels #lookgood #feelgood #energy #SDG7 #noise #pollution #consumption #SDG12 #villas #LED #turtles #beachhouse #beach #oceanbreeze #ocean #nature #people #planet #TravelTuesday #WorldSustainableEnergyDays #wsed #solar #island #offgrid

#BehindTheScenes #solar #solarpanels #lookgood #feelgood #energy #SDG7 #noise #pollution #consumption #SDG12 #villas #LED #turtles #beachhouse #beach #oceanbreeze #ocean #nature #people #planet #TravelTuesday #WorldSustainableEnergyDays #wsed #solar #island #offgrid

#BehindTheScenes #solar #solarpanels #lookgood #feelgood #energy #SDG7 #noise #pollution #consumption #SDG12 #villas #LED #turtles #beachhouse #beach #oceanbreeze #ocean #nature #people #planet #TravelTuesday #WorldSustainableEnergyDays #wsed #solar #island #offgrid

#BehindTheScenes #solar #solarpanels #lookgood #feelgood #energy #SDG7 #noise #pollution #consumption #SDG12 #villas #LED #turtles #beachhouse #beach #oceanbreeze #ocean #nature #people #planet #TravelTuesday #WorldSustainableEnergyDays #wsed #solar #island #offgrid

#TravelTuesday: When #solarpanels look as well as #feelgood!

🔇 Noise & #energy #consumption minimised, villas designed to encourage air-flow with bedrooms raised off the ground & vaulted ceilings.

🌏 Designed for #nature, #people & #planet
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#wsed #SDG7

Two solar technicians work to install a solar-powered streetlight in rural Uganda

Worldwide renewable energy capacity is projected to more than double in the next five years.

Despite political headwinds and climate denial, clean energy is here to stay. ⚡

#cleanenergy #energysky #climate #renewables #sdg7

REP is heading to #APFSD2026.

On 27 Feb, we’re hosting a side event on Indigenous-led pathways to achieving #SDG7.

Featuring youth leaders + regional and UN reactors.

Launching new research on community-based renewable energy.

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China is becoming a green superpower as Trump retreats from climate goals - BBC News How the world's biggest carbon emitter is now at the helm of a renewables revolution.

#InTheNews re. #sustainable #tourism & #development:
10/ #Climate: As Trump retreats from #climateaction, #China is becoming a #alternativeenergy superpower: the world's biggest #carbon emitter now at the helm of #renewables revolution www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc... #SDG13 #green #energy #SDG7

Solar Comes to the Maasai Mara YouTube video by Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF)

More than 2 billion people still lack #CleanCooking access. Yes, billion with a “b.”

In Kenya’s Maasai Mara, #solar cooking is changing that—improving air quality, reducing deforestation, and addressing gender inequality.

Watch: youtu.be/elYBgjuZ-8Q?...

#sdg7 #energy

Solar Comes to the Maasai Mara YouTube video by Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF)

In the Maasai Mara, access to #CleanCooking:

✅ Saves families time
✅ Mitigates air pollution
✅ Conserves the surrounding ecosystem

Watch our latest initiative come to life & learn why clean cooking is so pivotal for off-grid communities: youtu.be/elYBgjuZ-8Q?...

#solar #energy #sdg7

Solar Power Brings Clean Cooking to the Maasai Mara - Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) A community-led initiative uses solar energy to power clean cooking, lighting, device charging, and water access  MAASAI MARA, Kenya, February 11, 2026 — In Kenya’s Olchoro Oirouwa Conservancy, Maasai...

Big news from @solarfund.bsky.social! 📣

A new initiative brings solar power to the famed Maasai Mara, with benefits to human health, climate resilience, and conservation.

Learn more: www.self.org/blog/solar-p...

#energy #climate #resilience #renewbles #sdg7

Where to Find Cleaning Up Cleaning Up's official channels: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CleaningUpPod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0msi0HzVNM05S6rMO5bbpn?si=fcb95bc475e241…

Loved joining @mliebreich.bsky.social on the @cleaninguppod.bsky.social this week, sharing insights on @seforallorg.bsky.social, #SDG7 and providing accessible and affordable #energy across the world.

Tune in: www.cleaningup.live/socials/

This is a clear example of Indigenous leadership driving a just and rights-based energy transition, as envisioned by REP.

#JustTransition #SDG7 #IndigenousEnergy

The Borneo Post (Feb 3, 2026)

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Solar Electric Light Fund: Fighting Time Poverty With Solar Energy - The Borgen Project The Solar Electric Light Fund addresses challenges of time poverty by “tackling the underlying energy gap.” As a solution, SELF has...

What is "time poverty" and how can #SolarPower address it?

In conversation with SELF's executive director, The Borgen Project dives into the issue & the real solutions making headway today. Read the article here: borgenproject.org/solar-electr...

#energy #poverty #electrification #sdg7

Integrating vehicle-to-grid technology with rooftop solar will support the uptake of battery electric vehicles by lowering the cost of vehicle ownership and optimising domestic energy use. #SDG7 doi.org/10.17159/saj...

By refusing to pay for bidirectional metering, Eskom and local authorities are foregoing a major opportunity to profit from energy presently unused in rooftop solar systems. doi.org/10.17159/saj... #SDG7

Institute Fellow Dr Mona Chitnis has been bringing her expertise to the FEVER project, a UK‑wide collaboration investigating how off‑grid, renewable‑powered EV charging could advance the move toward net zero transport.

Take a look at the short film to learn more. ⬇️
#SDG7 #SDG9 #SDG11

ACS Publications: SDG 9 Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure – Kudos: Growing the influence of research Researchers publishing with ACS Publications are innovating sustainable and resilient infrastructure and commercial applications. Explore research articles summarized by AI and reviewed by ACS Publica...

Discover research published by the American Chemical Society which advances SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: bit.ly/acs-sdg-know...

Researchers publishing with ACS Publications are innovating sustainable and resilient infrastructure and commercial applications.
@pubs.acs.org‬ #SDG7

On the occasion of the UN #InternationalDayofCleanEnergy, we're highlighting the #EnergyAccess portal on energypedia - a knowledge hub with articles, tools, case studies, and insights on achieving energy access.

Let’s keep pushing for #SDG7!
👉 energypedia.info/wiki/Portal:...

#EnergyAccess

Join me at the Africa SDG 7 Report Launch, a continent-wide assessment of progress toward affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all.

📆 27 Jan | 12:00–13:30 (Algiers Time)
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#AfricaSDG7Report #EnergyForDevelopment #SDG7

Clean energy research to explore on #ScienceOpen:
⚡ @UCL: UN SDG 07 Affordable & Clean Energy
⚡ #SDG7: Affordable & #CleanEnergy
⚡ #RenewableEnergy Super Collection (curated by Christoph von Friedeburg)
Links + “create your own Collection” info in the next reply.

Today is the #InternationalDayOfCleanEnergy. This transition depends on research that’s easy to find, access, share & build on. On @ScienceOpen we help open research travel further, making it easier to discover & engage with work driving the conversation. #SDG7 #OpenScience

International Day of Clean Energy | United Nations International Day of Clean Energy is a platform to drive the adoption of policies and practices to promote awareness on the sustainable use of energy resources and to strengthen collaboration and coop...

The International Day of Clean Energy (Jan 26) is about the push to provide affordable, reliable and sustainable energy for all by 2030. The .eco community supports the rapid global adoption of renewable energy. #CleanEnergyDay #SDG7 www.un.org/en/observanc...