OnSSET featuring WEO 2017

Around 1.1 billion people globally lack access to electricity. With the pace and scale of effort showing a steep increasing curve over the past years, it seems that energy access is at a global turning point. In order to raise the profile of energy access in national and international policy circles and provide the data necessary to inform good decision-making and energy policies, the International Energy Agency  (IEA) is launching this year a special report entitled “ Energy Access Outlook 2017: From poverty to prosperity ” as part of the organization's flagship World Energy Outlook ( WEO ) series.

We are glad to announce that OnSSET , the OpeN Source Spatial Electrification Tool developed by KTH dESA has been a key modelling tool supporting this effort. OnSSET was used in a number of scenarios assessing how to achieve access to modern energy for all by 2030 and how energy access can unleash productive economic activity and accelerate economic growth in Africa. The report will be officially released on Thursday 19^th of October 2017 in a special event taking place in Rome.

Read more about the publication here .