What we do

Our flagship initiatives

Our flagship initiatives are the key programs and vehicles that will enable us to mobilize partners and accelerate action towards a just energy transition and our goal of enabling 500 million people to have access to sustainable, affordable energy by 2025.

 

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Derisking Renewable Energy Investment (DREI) Framework

The Derisking Renewable Energy Investment (DREI) Framework is an innovative, quantitative framework to assist policymakers in developing countries to cost-effectively promote and scale-up private sector investment in renewable energy.

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Carbon Payments for Development

This new facility aims to incentivise private investments into countries' Nationally Determined Contribution targets and development objectives.

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Africa Minigrids Program

UNDP's most ambitious energy access programme to date, working with 21 countries to improve the financial and commercial viability of solar battery minigrids.

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Solar for Health

We work with 15 countries to enable health facilities to have access to sustainable, reliable, and affordable electricity.

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Climate Promise

UNDP’s Climate Promise works with 120 countries to enable them to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and meet the challenges of climate change.

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Energy4Sahel

Under a partnership between 17 UN agencies as part of the UNISS framework, Energy4Sahel aims to spur socio-economic growth in the Sahel through the development of renewable energy for electrification and clean cooking.

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Climate Aggregation Platform

The Climate Aggregation Platform aims to lower financing costs for small-scale, low-carbon energy.

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Climate Investment Platform

The Climate Investment Platform is global partnership between UNDP, Sustainable Energy for All and IRENA to support countries to unlock capital for climate action.

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