Electricity Governance Initiative
A unique network of civil society organizations dedicated to promoting transparent, inclusive and accountable decision-making in the electricity sector.
Globally, more than 1.3 billion people still lack access to the electricity they need to raise their standard of living. As countries work to increase energy access and eliminate poverty, it is critical that the social, environmental, and economic importance of the electricity sector are considered. Decisions about how to generate, deliver and pay for electricity have a profound effect on people’s lives. Who gets electricity and at what price? What role should the private sector play in expanding generation and delivery? What is the right mix of technologies to meet growing demand for electricity, from conventional fuels to wind, solar and other renewables? How should the need for affordable energy be balanced against responses to climate change? Transparent and inclusive decision making processes are key in ensuring that electricity policies are aligned with public interest. By strengthening electricity governance, countries can develop more equitable and sustainable electricity policies.
What is the Electricity Governance Initiative?
The Electricity Governance Initiative (EGI) is a global network of civil society organizations dedicated to promoting transparent, inclusive, and accountable decision-making in the electricity sector. EGI facilitates collaboration of civil society, policymakers, regulators, and other electricity sector actors to ensure that sector decisions reflect public interest.
EGI Toolkits
EGI assessment Toolkit: The Toolkit consists of more than 60 indicators that address policy and regulatory processes in the electricity sector, with an emphasis on social and environmental issues. The toolkit is the product of an extensive external review process in 2004, and was pilot tested in Thailand, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines in 2005. This 2007 version of the toolkit has undergone significant revisions to reflect lessons learned from the pilot phase of assessments and additional expert input collected.
EDIT toolkit: The toolkit looks at and systematically documents consumer issues in the electricity sector. Part 2 of this toolkit provides a more in-depth analysis as to why consumers are facing these issues and what steps can be put in place so that consumer services quality improves.
10 Questions to Ask Toolkits: The “10 Questions to Ask About” series aims to build the capacity of electricity sector stakeholders—government agencies, regulators, utilities, the private sector, civil society, and others —to design and participate in policy making and implementation processes. The first three in the series include, 10 Questions to Ask About Scaling On-Grid Renewable Energy, 10 Questions to Ask About Electricity Tariffs, and 10 Questions to Ask About Integrated Resource Planning, all three of which are initiatives of the World Resources Institute’s (WRI) Electricity Governance Initiative (EGI) and Prayas, Energy Group.
Open Climate Network Toolkits
The Low-Carbon Policy Tracking Framework provides a simple framework for tracking national progress toward low-carbon policy implementation from the time that policy is adopted to the time when the relevant implementing institutions have taken all the necessary steps to bring the policy into effect.
The Policy Implementation Diagnostic Framework aims to facilitate a detailed analysis of institutional challenges to policy implementation processes, ultimately leading to strengthened processes and enhanced policy effectiveness.