Select Committee · International Development Committee

Aid for community-led energy

Status: Closed Opened: 8 Apr 2025 Closed: 22 Jan 2026 16 recommendations 16 conclusions 1 report

Energy lies at the core of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Yet, the international community remains largely off track in meeting these commitments. According to the International Energy Agency, around 750 million people lack access to electricity, and more than 2 billion people lack access to …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
8th Report - Empowering Development: Energy Access for Comm… HC 849 14 Nov 2025 32 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
11 Recommendation 8th Report - Empowering Development: En… Rejected

Review FCDO accountability frameworks to support local implementers in meeting funding requirements

We recognise that there is sometimes a gap between the accountability expectations of donors and the capacity of local implementers. We recommend that in the next six months the FCDO reviews its accountability frameworks ensuring they are fit for purpose and makes sure resources are available to support local implementers …

Government response. The government partially agrees, acknowledging the difficulty for local implementers to meet FCDO's accountability frameworks. However, it does not commit to reviewing its frameworks or directly resourcing local implementers, instead proposing to leverage its downstream delivery chain by using larger …

Oral evidence sessions

3 sessions
Date Witnesses
16 Sep 2025 Chris Taylor · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Steven Hunt · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, The Rt Hon. the Baroness Chapman of Darlington · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office View ↗
24 Jun 2025 Dr Kate Steel · Nithio, Dr Melita Lazell · University of Portsmouth, Juliette Keeley · Shell Foundation, Mr David Nicholson · Mercy Corps, Ms Emilie Carmichael · Energy Saving Trust, Professor Ed Brown · Loughborough University View ↗
10 Jun 2025 Dr Alycia Leonard · University of Oxford, Nedjip Tozun · D.light, Sarah Roberts · Practical Action, William Kamkwamba · Moving Windmills Project View ↗