How the Viet Nam-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Framework Could Accelerate ASEAN Power Grid Integration
ESCAP (Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) is a UN organization that promotes cooperation, sustainable development, and...
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Bringing Decentralized Mini-Grids to Lesotho’s Mountains
Lesotho has made remarkable strides in expanding access to electricity over the past decade, but experts caution that the mountainous...
David Energy, Distributed Energy Resources, and the Future of the Grid
For a normal household or commercial building, electricity is a one way transaction. Your local power plant uses fossil fuels...
Who Really Pays When the Lights Go Out?
Across much of the developing world, the same pattern repeats: energy utilities accumulate losses, governments respond with tariff increases in...
Addressing Off-Grid Energy Supply Chain Fragility: A View from Malawi, Mozambique and Ethiopia
Solar minigrid at Sitolo, Malawi- Photo by Harshit Vallecha Pursuing universal energy access in Africa is predicated on the...
El Niño Is Testing Climate Infrastructure
A solar mini-grid operator in Nairobi watches as a massive bank of clouds roll across the horizon. He manages a...
AI Runs on Electricity and Malaysia Is Vulnerable
In February of 2026, over fifty people gathered in the town of Gelang Patah, Malaysia, to protest the construction of...
When the Lights Came On: Zimbabwe’s Rural Electrification and the Return of Local Wildlife
At night in Chitora, a small farming community about 50 kilometres south of Zimbabwe’s eastern border city of Mutare, the...
Beyond Megawatts: ASEAN’s Power Grid Should Not Leave Anyone Behind
Authors: Matthew Wittenstein, Chief of Energy Connectivity Section, ESCAP Kieran Clarke, Energy Connectivity Expert, ESCAP Yejin Ha, Economic Affairs Officer,...
The Movement toward Microgrids
The combination of new technologies and new financing methods has set the stage for microgrids to play a significant role...
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