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Population without access to electricity falls below 1 billion

By Laura Cozzi, Chief Energy Modeler; Olivia Chen, WEO Research Assistant; Hannah Daly, WEO Energy Analyst; and Aaron Koh, WEO Consultant. In a sign of great progress, over 120 million people worldwide gained access to electricity in 2017. This means that for the first time ever, the total number of people without access fell below […]

Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy Shri Shripad Yesso Naik chairs the 4th meeting of Group of Ministers constituted for addressing issues related to viability of distribution utilities in the country – EQ