FAQs

We work for a world where everyone has access to abundant reliable, clean electricity — and the means to use it to improve their lives. That means not only expanding access to power, but helping ensure energy can drive jobs, livelihoods, productivity and long-term economic growth.

Energy is the foundation for modern life. Jobs, education, healthcare and thriving economies all depend on it. Yet nearly 700 million people still live without electricity, and billions more live with power that is unreliable or unaffordable. At the same time, only a small share of global clean energy investment reaches emerging markets and developing economies.

Global Energy Alliance focuses on systems change. We do not just support individual projects — we help build the partnerships, financing structures and enabling conditions needed to transform energy systems at scale. By bringing together the right actors across the public, private and philanthropic sectors, we help unlock investment, address bottlenecks and accelerate lasting impact.

Together with our partners, we aim to:

• Reach 1 billion people with clean electricity
• Prevent 4 billion tons of carbon emissions
• Create or improve 150 million jobs and livelihoods

Our work is guided by two core pillars that shape how we deliver impact:

Grids of the Future
We support the development of modern, resilient energy systems — integrating renewable energy, storage and digital technologies to deliver reliable, affordable power at scale.

Powering Opportunity
We ensure that access to energy translates into real economic impact — supporting jobs, livelihoods and productive use so individuals, businesses and communities can thrive.

Together, these pillars reflect our approach: not only expanding access to clean electricity, but enabling people to use it to improve their lives.

We work across the energy value chain — from households and communities to utilities, investors and national governments. Our approach combines clean energy deployment, digital innovation, workforce development, policy support and catalytic finance to help countries build resilient, modern energy systems that expand opportunity.

Global Energy Alliance uses catalytic capital and cross-sector partnerships to crowd in larger pools of public and private investment. According to the overview document, every dollar invested by the Alliance can unlock up to 15 times more from other investors.

We work where we can make the biggest difference, with programs and partnerships across Africa, India, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia. Global Energy Alliance’s work is designed to respond to local priorities while helping countries advance broader energy, climate and development goals.

In its first four years, Global Energy Alliance has supported 137 projects in more than 30 countries and helped unlock $7.8 billion in finance. Together, these efforts are on track to improve energy access for 91 million people, prevent 300 million tons of carbon emissions, and support or create 3.1 million jobs and livelihoods.

Global Energy Alliance’s work takes different forms in different places, depending on local needs and opportunities. For example:

In Africa, Global Energy Alliance supports governments in delivering national energy goals and works with partners on Mission 300, an effort to connect 300 million people to electricity by 2030. In Nigeria, the Energizing Agriculture Program combines solar mini grids with productive-use equipment like electric mills and cold storage to support jobs and local enterprise.

In India, Global Energy Alliance supports distributed renewable energy, grid modernization and battery storage. The overview highlights India’s first commercial utility-scale battery energy storage system in New Delhi as a key proof point for broader battery storage deployment.

In Latin America and the Caribbean, Global Energy Alliance works to improve access, productivity and reliability across hard-to-reach communities. Examples include rooftop solar mesh grids in Haiti and renewable energy solutions in the Brazilian Amazon that help improve incomes and quality of life.

In Southeast Asia, Global Energy Alliance supports a more equitable energy transition through renewable energy, battery storage and decarbonization efforts. In Indonesia, this includes work to convert diesel power plants to renewable energy backed by battery storage, while in Vietnam the Alliance has supported a national battery energy storage roadmap.

Global Energy Alliance works with more than 50 global partners, including governments, development banks, philanthropies, investors, community organizations and businesses. Its model is built around collaboration across sectors and across levels — from local communities to heads of state.

Global Energy Alliance welcomes collaboration with organizations that want to help accelerate clean energy access, economic opportunity and climate progress. For partnership inquiries, the overview document lists: partnerships@energyalliance.org.

As part of our brand revitalization, we are simplifying how we refer to our organization and formally retiring the acronym “GEAPP” across internal and external communications.

On first mention, always use our full name: Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet. After the first reference, use Global Energy Alliance, the Alliance, or our Alliance, depending on the context.

For our digital identity, we use Energy Alliance, reflected in our website domain, social media handles, and staff email aliases.

We are not replacing “GEAPP” with a new acronym, such as “GEA.” The goal is to simplify our name, strengthen recognition, and ensure we show up consistently across audiences and platforms.

In practice:

• First reference: Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet
• Subsequent references: Global Energy Alliance
• Digital/social identity: Energy Alliance
• Do not use: GEAPP, GEA, or another new acronym