Metrics & Goals

Problem

Basic energy access dominates the way the international community measures progress against energy poverty across the world — which means we’re not talking about the right kind of energy for future prosperity.

Relevance

Household access to basic electricity is important, but is not the same as the energy needed for job creation and business growth. We need to generate better data and new indicators that can inform policy, investment priorities, and track progress toward building the high-energy systems all modern economies require.

Our Approach

The Energy for Growth Hub shifts the conversation from minimal household energy access to a focus on cost, reliability, and scale of energy for industry, commerce, and other productive uses. We aim to push policy efforts toward solutions at scale and consistent with countries’ own development ambitions.