Holistic and systemic approaches to implement energy access solutions in the global south

Abstract

Energy is an essential resource to improve the quality of human life, and to enable both societal development and economic growth. Universal access to energy requires adopting a comprehensive approach to developing and deploying clean, affordable, and reliable solutions in a sustainable and scalable way. These solutions involve a large range of appropriate technologies from energy production, distribution, and storage, to safe and efficient usage. This comprehensive outlook requires considering the whole life cycle of the products, systems, and services as well as the entire value chain, including all the stakeholders, from global and local players in the private sector to public authorities and civil society. The four contributions of Part II (Chaps. 3-6) describe some key learnings and success factors to provide access to energy to remote or resource-poor communities from a global perspective.