Inconsistent measurement calls into question progress on electrification in sub-Saharan Africa

Stephanie Hirmer; Julia Tomei; Pu Yang; Alycia Leonard; Philipp Trotter; Ariane Millot; Florian Egli; Koen van Dam; Agnese Beltramo; Martin Stringer

doi:10.1038/s41560-024-01609-4

Inconsistent measurement calls into question progress on electrification in sub-Saharan Africa

Stephanie Hirmer
, Julia Tomei
, Pu Yang
, Alycia Leonard
, Philipp Trotter
, Ariane Millot
, Florian Egli
, Koen van Dam
, Agnese Beltramo
, Martin Stringer

Assistant Professorship of Public Policy for the Green Transition

University of Oxford
University College London
Schumpeter School of Business and Economics
Imperial College London
Center for Autonomous Systems

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Electricity access statistics used to track progress against the Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 set by the United Nations have significant uncertainties, which may bring into question the electrification status of at least 87.2 million people in sub-Saharan Africa. Consequently, we call for a re-evaluation of the definitions of electricity access used by international organizations and the methodologies applied to calculate them.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1046-1050
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nature Energy
Volume	9
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-024-01609-4
State	Published - Sep 2024

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

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