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Sustainable Energy for All

Vienna, Austria

Environment & ClimateHealthInternational development
NGOInternational reach
Profile last updated: May 6, 2026

About

Sustainable Energy for All is a non-governmental organisation based in Vienna, Austria working on environment & climate, health, international development.

Sustainable Energy for All is an independent not-for-profit international organisation working to ensure access to sustainable energy worldwide. It was launched as a UN initiative in 2011 and is now hosted by UNOPS. It advocates for an energy transition that ends energy poverty and addresses climate change, and supports governments, organisations and partners in emerging and developing countries through global advocacy, scalable solutions and tailored country support. Its team works from headquarters in Vienna, with offices in Abuja, Accra, Nairobi and New York City, and additional staff in partner countries. Its work is funded by government donors and philanthropies.

Location

Vienna, Austria

Organisation type

NGO

Legal name

Sustainable Energy for All

Focus areas

sustainable energyenergy accessenergy transitionclimateSDG7energy povertyrenewable energy

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Environment & ClimateHealthInternational development

Works for

Communities

How they work

Advocacy & campaigningResearchGrant-making

Programmes

Universal Energy Facility

Energy access

A multi-donor results-based finance facility to speed up and scale up energy access across Sub-Saharan Africa, in line with SDG7 and the Paris Agreement.

Energy Compacts

Climate and energy

Voluntary, trackable commitments from governments, companies and partners to drive progress toward net-zero emissions and sustainable energy for all.

Energy Transition and Investment Plans

Energy transition

Support for countries to show how they will build energy systems that support economic and social development and achieve net-zero emissions.

Chilling Prospects: Tracking Sustainable Cooling for All

Sustainable cooling

Analysis mapping cooling access gaps faced by populations in the Global South and the factors driving vulnerability.

Countries of operation

AustriaNigeriaGhanaKenyaUnited StatesSierra LeoneIndiaBrazilZambia

UN Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 7 Affordable and clean energy

Funding & support

Funded by

Government fundingGrantsCorporate partnerships

Ways to support

Donate

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Enabel Belgian Agency for International Cooperation, Austrian Development Cooperation, UK International Development, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, European Union, Rockefeller Foundation, OPEC Fund, ClimateWorks Foundation, Carbon Trust, Gold Standard, Clean Cooking Alliance, Alliance for Rural Electrification, African Climate Foundation, The Energy Foundation, ASEAN Centre for Energy, Signify Foundation

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