Energy Delivery Models Training

As of 2024, there were an estimated 130.8 million people forcibly displaced across the globe, the vast majority of whom do not have access to sustainable energy. The lack of expertise among humanitarian actors around how to integrate clean energy into responses to forced displacement in a socially and financially sustainable manner is a key barrier to  addressing this problem.

The Energy Delivery Models (EDM) training was developed by the Global Platform for Action (GPA) on Sustainable Energy in Displacement Settings under the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) to build the capacity of humanitarian stakeholders concerning the benefits of access to clean energy for displaced people as well as support these actors in developing effective, market-based approaches to delivering it.  

This course provides guidance for designing sustainable energy delivery programmes that are structured, context-specific and end-user centric.

Training & Certification

The training is based on the methodology outlined in the Energy Delivery Mode Toolkit for planning pro-poor energy services developed by the International Institute for Energy and Development (IIED) and the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD). All course content was developed by the World Food Programme (WFP) and digitized by UNITAR, with financial and technical support from Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS), NORCAP, the SELCO Foundation and IIED.

The EDM training is administered by UNITAR and consists of three self-paced e-learning modules to be completed using the EDM Training Guide. Upon completion of all three modules, trainees can submit their workbooks and a consultation for review and certification by emailing energy@unitar.org.

UNITAR also facilitates the EDM training as a blended online and in-person learning program. To inquire about in-person facilitation of the EDM training, please contact aimee.jenks@unitar.org.

Module 1: Introduction to Energy Access in Displacement Settings

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Module 2: Energy Value Chain Analysis for Sustainable Delivery Models

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Module 3: Developing Your Energy Delivery Model Project

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Supporting Documents

• Energy Delivery Models Training Guide
• Energy Delivery Models Workbook
• Planning Pro-Poor Energy Services for Maximum Impact: The Energy Delivery Model Toolkit
• Impact Story: Creating Projects to Improve Delivery of Energy Products and Services