ENERGY IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF MODERN ECONOMIES
High-energy systems that deliver reliable and affordable energy are crucial to economic growth and job creation.

Problem

The best solution to poverty is a job. Yet tens of millions of young people are unemployed and their human potential is being wasted. Data suggests that in many countries the cost and reliability of industrial-scale energy is a leading barrier to economic opportunity and job creation.

Relevance

While household-level energy access has made great strides, it does little to defray the negative economic impacts of low-reliability and costly electricity. Emphasizing scalable solutions for energy poverty will help to tackle the systemic issues that block growing economies.

Our Approach

We believe in a high-energy future for everyone. The Energy for Growth Hub uses the latest data and more relevant economic studies to better understand where energy is a binding constraint to growth. We use those insights to inform policymakers where new investments in energy infrastructure will have the greatest returns to employment creation and economic expansion.

Featured

Experts

Fellow
Susanna Berkouwer
Assistant ProfessorWharton, University of Pennsylvania
Fellow
Moussa Blimpo
Senior FellowMunk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto
Fellow
Meera Mahadevan
Postdoctoral ResearcherUniversity of California, Irvine
Advisor
Vijay Modi
ProfessorColumbia University
Board Member
Vijaya Ramachandran
Director for Energy and DevelopmentThe Breakthrough Institute
Fellow
Beni Suryadi
Manager, Policy Research and AnalyticsASEAN Centre for Energy
Advisor
Catherine Wolfram
ProfessorUniversity of California, Berkeley

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