Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the proportion of Government investment in energy support that is currently spent on decentralised renewable energy in developing countries.

DFID makes ongoing assessments of specific needs across the energy spectrum, covering on-grid as well as decentralised off-grid renewable energy.

The UK Government is playing a leading role in improving energy access in developing countries. This includes a strong focus on decentralised renewable energy, reflecting its important role in achieving energy access.

DFID’s energy work is aligned with the Global Goals, particularly Goal 7, to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030 and increased use of renewable energy. This draws on international evidence, such as the Global Tracking Framework which demonstrates that global progress to date on both energy access and renewables needs to be stepped up to meet 2030 goals. Leveraging private investment with donor finance will be critical in meeting the scale of the challenge.