Who's on Board
Global leaders have endorsed the Modern Energy Minimum.
African energy ministers
Ten high-level representatives from the DRC, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Uganda, and Zimbabwe endorsed seven principles for a just and equitable energy transition at the SEforALL Forum in Rwanda.
The Kigali Communique commits to “pursue a modern energy minimum of 1,000 kWh per capita consumption.”
The Global Alliance for People and Planet
The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), launched at COP26, uses the Modern Energy Minimum in its core messaging and criteria for how to direct more than $10 billion of major new energy finance investments from private philanthropy, government, local entrepreneurs, and the private sector. GEAPP uses the MEM to determine eligibility for investments. The MEM is also used in GEAPP’s impact monitoring.
Voices of Support
World leaders must commit to a new Modern Energy Minimum of 1,000 kilowatt-hours per person per year.– Damilola Ogunbiyi, CEO of Sustainable Energy for All
Every person on the planet deserves to have modern energy. Every person deserves a job. All modern economies require abundant, affordable, and reliable energy… For every Nigerian to consume the Modern Energy Minimum of 1,000 kilowatts per hour per year by 2050, we would require a 15-fold increase in our national power generation today.– Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Former Vice President, Nigeria
The energy transformation needs to ensure everyone can meet what is called the ‘Modern Energy Minimum.’– Rajiv J. Shah, President of The Rockefeller Foundation