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Humanitarian Energy Portal

This portal serves as a guide for anyone interested in the humanitarian energy nexus and a repository for consolidating and managing the latest information from the sector. This portal will be a living knowledge product and will be updated regularly.

Energy in Displacement Settings

• Definitions and Issue Overview
  • Displaced population and country
  • Humanitarian organizations
  • The role of energy in humanitarian settings
  • The humanitarian energy supply and demand gap
• IASC Matrix
• E-Waste Reduction in Displacement Settings

Humanitarian Energy Nexus

• Energy and livelihood
• Energy and health
• Energy and education
• Energy and WASH
• Energy and food

Overview & Energy Services

• Households
• Businesses
• Communities
• Institutions

Finance Schemes for Energy Access

• Overview of different finance schemes
• Promoting Market Based Energy Access for Cooking and Lighting in Kakuma Refugee Camp
• Webinar: Making Markets Work | Models for Private Sector Engagement in Humanitarian Energy

Platforms for Humanitarian, Development, Peace (HDP) and Energy

• GPA website
• GIZ's Energy Solutions for Displacement Settings (ESDS) Project
• Sustainable Energy for All
• Health and Energy Platform of Action (HEPA)

Product & Service Providers

• Clean Cooking Alliance - Sector Directory
• GOGLA
• Verasol Product Database
• Private sector database on energypedia
• UN Global Marketplace

Tools & Trainings

• Preparation Guide for a Sustainable Energy Project in Refugee Settings
• Toolkit for Improving Energy Use in Humanitarian Operations
• Solar AC Sizing Tool
• Toolbox on Solar Powered Irrigation
• Operation and Maintenance Plan and Glossary for PV Systems

Policies/Regulatory Environment

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Countries

• Assessment of Market-Driven Solutions for Energy Access in Refugee Settlements in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Highlights

Humanitarian Energy Webinar Series

Webinar Series on Cooking Energy in Displacement Settings

Humanitarian Energy Video Library

E-Learning Modules

Latest Humanitarian Energy Publications

• Energy Access in Displacement Settings in 2025: A Collective Progress Report
• Refugee Response Lens Podcast – Episode 1 - Access to Clean Energy and Climate Resilience in Uganda's Refugee Response
• Briefing on Healthcare Electrification in Humanitarian Settings
• A Roadmap for Energy Access in Displacement Settings: Nigeria
• Knowledge Brief: Electricity as a Clean Cooking Alternative for Institutions in Humanitarian Settings
• Course Corrections: Improving Effectiveness and Efficiency in Humanitarian Energy

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Offers

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energy.gpa@unops.org
Humanitarian Energy Practitioners Group

GPA Newsletter

Opportunities

8 September 2026
Request for Proposals: Low-Cost Household Cooking Energy Management Platform

22 September 2026
LIFE Calls for proposals 2026

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Semantic Sandbox Events

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Job offers

6 September 2026
Manager:in Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit (m/w/d)

17 September 2026
Senior Energy Data Officers

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