UNDP

UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNDP’s policy work carried out at HQ, Regional and Country Office levels, forms a contiguous spectrum of deep local knowledge to cutting‐edge global perspectives and advocacy. In this context, UNDP invests in the Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of field‐based and global technical expertise across a wide range of knowledge domains and in support of the signature solutions and organizational capabilities envisioned in the Strategic Plan.

UNDP’s 2022-2025 Strategic Plan has put sustainable energy at the heart of UNDP’s mission on sustainable development, aligned with the UN-Energy Plan of Action: to catalyze unprecedented action and partnerships to provide access to sustainable, affordable, and reliable energy to 500 more million people by 2025 and accelerate the transition to renewable energy through systemic changes that lead to inclusive green economies.

To enable systemic actions, the Sustainable Energy Hub will drive a nexus approach focused on integrated and interdependent programming, including through programme portfolios, policy support and institutional strengthening. It will strive to change the nature and scope of investment in the just energy transition. It focuses on three pillars of sustainable energy for development:

1. Close the gap in energy access: So that marginalized people and communities gain access to sustainable, clean energy and the dignity and opportunities it brings.
2. Accelerate the energy transition through systemwide changes that support a green economy by bringing together the best ideas from the worlds of government, business, finance, digital, and most importantly, from people, communities and civil societies.
3. Scale up energy finance with the public and private sector, across global, regional and local ecosystems for finance, innovation and investment.

Working with partners to support their efforts on delivering energy access and scale up the UNDP’s impact is essential to achieve the energy moonshot. UNDP’s comparative advantage lies in its ability to leverage its integrator mandate and maximize partnerships across the UN and other partners and can offer an integral development focus combining multiple development benefits that are enabled by clean energy; and reaching those “left behind” and hard-to-reach areas. Delivering independent technical advice using our in-country presence and knowledge of the local context and stakeholders will address unmet demand.