Despite the remarkable technological progress of our era, including breakthroughs in renewable energy development and the rapid decline in the cost of technologies, millions of people endure constant darkness over dinner time or are burdened by unreliable service. This harsh reality not only impacts individual wellbeing, but also hampers economic progress.
Realizing the targets of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7—affordable and clean energy for all—has reached an undeniable tipping point. The urgency of confronting inequitable energy access can no longer be ignored.
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