Life without electricity or clean cooking
666 million people still lack electricity, and 2.1 billion cook with polluting fuels that harm their health.
How this affects people
Without electricity, clinics cannot store vaccines, children study by kerosene lamps and businesses cannot grow.
Cooking with wood, charcoal and kerosene fills homes with smoke, mostly harming women and children, and drives deforestation.
Look at what keeps the problem going
- 01Grid gaps in rural areas
- 02Unaffordable connections
- 03Debt and low investment
- 04Conflict
What could happen next
The future leaves room for choices. Compare the outlooks, check what supports them and notice where the evidence becomes less certain
Solar mini-grids expand
Off-grid solar keeps connecting households fastest.
The future is not a timetable. These summaries reflect published scenarios and trends, with deeper uncertainty at longer horizons. Choices made now matter.
Where could a useful response begin?
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