TRACKING SDG 7 - THE ENERGY PROGRESS REPORT 2024

Table of Contents

• Contents 3
• Acronyms and abbreviations 4
• Acknowledgments 6
• Partnership 6
• Authorship 8
• Data sources 9
• Review and consultation 9
• Outreach 9
• Executive Summary 10
• SDG 7.1.1 Access to electricity 13
• SDG 7.1.2 Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 14
• SDG 7.2 Renewable energy 15
• SDG 7.3 Energy efficiency 16
• SDG 7.a.1 International public financial flows to developing countries in support of clean energy 17
• The outlook for SDG 7 18
• Chapter 1. Access to Electricity 19
• Main messages 20
• Are we on track? 22
• Looking beyond the main indicators 24
• Closing the access gap with decentralized renewable energy 30
• Country trends 32
• Reaching the unserved population 35
• Modelling estimates of least-cost options for electricity access 37
• Looking ahead to 2030 40
• Conclusion 45
• Chapter 2. Access to Clean Fuels 46
• Main messages 47
• Are we on track? 48
• Looking beyond the main indicators 50
• Policy insights 59
• Chapter 3. Renewables 63
• Main messages 64
• Are we on track? 66
• Looking beyond the main indicators 69
• Policy insights 84
• Chapter 4. Energy Efficiency 85
• Main messages 86
• Are we on track? 87
• Looking beyond the main indicators 89
• Policy recommendations 97
• Conclusions 102
• Chapter 5. International Public Financial Flows to Developing Countries In Support of Clean Energy 103
• Main messages 104
• Are we on track? 106
• Looking beyond the main indicators 107
• Policy insights 119
• Chapter 6.. The Outlook for SDG 7 121
• Main messages 122
• Presentation of scenarios 123
• The outlook for access to electricity 124
• The outlook for access to clean cooking fuels and technologies 126
• The outlook for renewable energy 128
• The outlook for energy efficiency 134
• Investments needed to achieve SDG 7 136
• Conclusion 138
• Chapter 7. TRACKING PROGRESS TOWARD 139
• Access to electricity 141
• Access to clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking 142
• Renewable energy 143
• Energy efficiency 144
• International financial flows to developing countries in support of clean and renewable energy 145
• Installed renewable electricity: Generating capacity in developing and developed countries 146
• Conclusion 147
• Appendix. Regional classifications of countries/territories 148
• ANNEX 1. Methodological Notes 151
• Chapter 1. Access to electricity 151
• Chapter 2. Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 154
• Chapter 3. Renewables 157
• Chapter 4. Energy efficiency 159
• Chapter 5. International public financial flows to developing countries in support of clean energy 162
• Chapter 6. Outlook for SDG 7 167
• Annex 2. References 170
• Chapter 1 Access to electricity 170
• Chapter 2 Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 173
• Chapter 3 Renewables 174
• Chapter 4 Energy efficiency 175
• Chapter 5 International public financial flows to developing countries in support of clean energy 176
• Chapter 6 Outlook for SDG 7 177
• Chapter 7 Data and indicators 178