Global Energy Access Forum
The Global Energy Access Forum (GEAF) establishes mechanisms for sharing information on needs defined by the energy access community and new capabilities enabled by fast-moving technologies, business and financing models, and use cases, accelerating the access to energy and its utilization at scale.
On 30 June 2021, IEEE organized a workshop that attracted over 300 attendees, including diverse stakeholders in energy access. The meeting identified a need to bring together diverse energy access stakeholders, including businesses, end-users, financial institutions, non-governmental organizations, policy holders, technology companies, and social impact, to create alignment in approach, goals, metrics, and strategy to achieve the objective of universal access to abundant and sustainable energy for all by 2040. To meet this need, the IEEE established the GEAF.
On 21 March 2023, IEEE organized a second workshop focused on “Accelerating Deployment of Scalable and Sustainable Productive Use Energy Access”. The workshop brought together experts from foundations, global aid organizations, and non-governmental organizations involved in energy access and a cadre of technical experts from IEEE to explore how technically and economically viable solutions can be developed and deployed at scale. Key issues that were addressed include business models, climate impact, regulatory issues, social impact, sustainability, and technology.
Did you know 700 million people still cannot access electricity and around 3 billion live with energy poverty so severe that it impacts their lives?
21st-century technologies promise scalable solutions to abundant energy that is affordable, clean, and equitable. Learn about Empower a Billion Lives (EBL), the GEAF’s global competition that helps develop and deploy a scalable holistic solution to complex issues of abundant energy access, equity, and sustainability.
How to Join
GEAF membership is open and free for all participants, both as an individual and a partner organization. This includes both IEEE and non-IEEE members. GEAF members can also be part of an EBL team and participate in events organized by GEAF, such as virtual workshops and webinars.
