Electricity Governance Initiative
A unique network of civil society organizations dedicated to promoting transparent, inclusive and accountable decision-making in the electricity sector.
Globally, more than 1.3 billion people still lack access to the electricity they need to raise their standard of living. As countries work to increase energy access and eliminate poverty, it is critical that the social, environmental, and economic importance of the electricity sector are considered. Decisions about how to generate, deliver and pay for electricity have a profound effect on people’s lives. Who gets electricity and at what price? What role should the private sector play in expanding generation and delivery? What is the right mix of technologies to meet growing demand for electricity, from conventional fuels to wind, solar and other renewables? How should the need for affordable energy be balanced against responses to climate change? Transparent and inclusive decision making processes are key in ensuring that electricity policies are aligned with public interest. By strengthening electricity governance, countries can develop more equitable and sustainable electricity policies.
What is the Electricity Governance Initiative?
The Electricity Governance Initiative (EGI) is a global network of civil society organizations dedicated to promoting transparent, inclusive, and accountable decision-making in the electricity sector. EGI facilitates collaboration of civil society, policymakers, regulators, and other electricity sector actors to ensure that sector decisions reflect public interest.
During the launch event of “10 Questions to Ask about Scaling On-Grid Renewable Energy”, EGI partners came together to share experiences and insights in renewable energy (RE) planning in their respective countries. The session highlighted that, though policies to promote RE scale-up exist in each of the countries presented, challenges and frustrations in RE planning processes often hinder the achievement of RE goals. In India, for example, complexities in renewable energy incentive mechanisms (such as Renewable Energy Certificates- RECs- or Feed-in Tariffs- FITs) and lack of clarity on the distribution of incremental costs associated with these mechanisms, raise serious concerns about how costs and burdens of these new mechanisms are shared.
We share firsthand insights from our partners on how the 10Qs Framework can help RE planning processes, offering a methodology to help overcome these challenges by shedding light on these concerns, and a clear and comprehensive means of thinking through and discussing challenges that arise. The 10Qs Frameworks are designed to be adapted to national contexts and to respond to nationally pertinent issues and partners identified what questions are particularly pertinent to them and the most pressing issues related to RE planning in their jurisdictions.
10 Questions to Ask About Scaling On-Grid Renewable Energy—Letha
10 Questions to Ask About Scaling On-Grid Renewable Energy—Ashwin
10 Questions to Ask About Scaling On-Grid Renewable Energy—Gilberto
10 Questions to Ask About Scaling On-Grid Renewable Energy—Hilton
10 Questions to Ask About Scaling On-Grid Renewable Energy—Samat