The Poor people's energy outlook 2012: Energy for earning a living report (PPEO 2012) proposes the idea of ‘energy access ecosystems’ as a framework for international action. For poor people to have greater access to energy services and appliances, a wide range of people and organisations have a role to play. Practical Action feels the best way to measure an energy access ecosystem is through policy, capacity and finance indicators. View chapter 4 of the PPEO 2012 to learn more about our framework for action here.

Explore the diagram below to see how all the parts of an ecosystem fit together. You can hover over the magnifying glass icons to read more, and click through two case studies on the right to show how these parts influence each other.