17 June 2012: At the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), the Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership (GSEP) announced its continued support to the UN Secretary-General’s Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative and presented concrete initiatives in this regard.

The new initiatives, which aim to contribute to achieving universal access to energy by 2030, include: the provision of 50,000 solar lanterns to off-grid households in cooperation with the Global BrightLight Foundation; the expansion of capacity building workshops to support electrification projects in developing and emerging countries; and funding of the development of the Electrification Roadmaps for Southern Africa. GSEP is also collaborating with SE4ALL to expand its role in further implementing SE4ALL’s electrification action plan.

GSEP is a non-profit organization comprised leading electricity companies, with the mission of promoting sustainable energy development through electricity sector projects and human capacity building activities in developing and emerging countries. [GSEP Press Release]