Conversations: Is Off-Grid Electrification the Key to Sustainable Energy for All?
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #7 commits the global development community to “ensur[ing] access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.” Currently over one billion people - predominantly in rural areas - don't have access to electricity. In order to reach Goal 7, about 113 million connections per year are needed, making it one of the most ambitious and challenging of the SDGs.