Clean, affordable and reliable power
Promoting access to clean, affordable and reliable energy that reduces environmental degradation and supports productive use of energy in rural communities.
Energy poverty is not a separate problem from agricultural poverty — it is the same problem seen from another angle. A farmer without a pump is limited to one rainy-season crop. A household cooking on an open fire spends hours collecting firewood and breathes smoke while doing it. A clinic without power cannot refrigerate a vaccine.
ISSED promotes renewable energy solutions that are affordable at household scale and that pay for themselves through what they make possible.
The emphasis throughout is on productive use of energy. Light in the evening matters; a pump that adds a second growing season changes a household’s economics permanently.
How we measure it
Expand access to clean, affordable and reliable renewable energy solutions that reduce environmental degradation and support productive use of energy in rural communities.
Expected outcome
Households and community facilities adopt renewable energy solutions, reducing reliance on firewood and unreliable power.
Indicators
Verified through: Distribution and installation records, household surveys, monitoring visits
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