PPEO 2012 - Download the report
“The PPEO 2012 explains concisely the complex issue of energy access. It is a useful tool to understand the challenges of and potential approaches towards Total Energy Access – both for people new to the field as well as for practitioners. It provides relevant facts and figures that are often unavailable or challenging to find” Barbara Boerner, Canopus Foundation, and Solar for All
The Poor people’s energy outlook 2012: Energy for earning a living tries to understand, communicate, and ultimately contribute to changing the very real experiences of people living in energy poverty. It has been written to engage policymakers, governments, donor agencies, civil society and energy practitioners in the importance of energy access, but will be of interest to anyone wishing to gain a greater understanding of the energy needs of poor people around the world.
Read the report
Read the report online by following the links to the chapters below.
- Foreword by Kandeh Yumkella, Director General, UNIDO
- Executive Summary
- Chapter 1: Introduction
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Chapter 2: Energy for Earning a Living
Outlines energy use across a range of earning activities from agriculture to micro and small-scale enterprises, as well as income gained from the supply of energy itself. -
Chapter 3: People’s Experience of Energy
Building on the Total Energy Access standards and Energy Supply Index developed in the PPEO 2010, this chapter maps the energy experiences of 6 communities across Peru, Nepal and Kenya. -
Chapter 4: Framework for Action
Sets out a vision for a system change in the way energy is supplied to poor people. The PPEO 2012 develops futher the idea of an energy access ecosystem and deliver measurement indicators based on policy, capacity and finance.
Acknowledgements
The PPEO 2012 was produced by Practical Action with support from GIZ, UNDP and many other organisations.
The Energy and Earning a Living and Energy Access Ecosystem interactive infographics have been produced by Hands-Up (www.handsup.co.uk).
Practical Action would like to thank all the individuals and organisations who provided information from their work for the PPEO 2012 and allowed their data, photographs and references to be used.
