Resources
February 3, 2021
Energy Access Is Key to Sub-Saharan Africa's Economic Recovery
![A young South African woman holds up a cloth face mask next to a sewing machine.](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/150_tall/s3/blog-energy-access-south-africa-covid-sewing-masks-imf-oatway.jpg?VersionId=TbvezLj2MC_sI0mm1E0Rncd6Tpeym6wr&itok=Q4D6m5GH)
September 4, 2019
Energy Access Explorer: Data and Methods
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June 14, 2019
Energy Access Explorer
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November 29, 2018
How Distributed Solar Helps Pregnant Women in Rural Kenya
![Maasai woman](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/150_tall/s3/maasai_woman.jpg?VersionId=qyclxbiMo3yBmTMeA0A2cL_sUfMjLwsW&itok=vb6-7zbn)
February 27, 2018
How Open Data Can Help Solve Kenya’s Energy Access Problems
![Kibera, Kenya](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/150_tall/s3/kibera.jpg?VersionId=_PZTkxVHC.HBjV9pHLrAmnpLZPCQGSak&itok=HgPp3m_0)
February 15, 2017
PODCAST: Electrifying Africa
![A farmer showcases her solar power in Kenya.](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/150_tall/s3/26919687041_1d0b76e2f8_k.jpg?VersionId=EvkHw1KiB6e4dW5L4mTUVlOnrjULj_Mi&itok=8_aMm5H8)
February 8, 2017
“Pay-As-You-Go” Solar Could Electrify Rural Africa
![Tanzania solar](https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/styles/150_tall/s3/tanzania_solar.jpg?VersionId=a4fGBoBQrHCZ.OizCpJ1FK4.tyZ94IjR&itok=i0hcACM7)