Overcoming Conflict - SDG7 Afghanistan
Afghanistan is the lowest income country in South Asia and emerging from over three decades of conflict. The country is actively seeking ways to accelerate growth through increased investment, in one of the country’s most severe infrastructure bottlenecks, energy.
KTH dESA and the World Bank, have collaboratively developed a National High Resolution Electrification Plan using OnSSET to inform the Government of Afghanistan about which technology and financing options can be pledged and sought for full electrification of the country by 2030. The effort has also been supported by GIS experts from various Afghan institutions (AEIC, KUP, DABS, CRIDA, MRRD, AGCHO). At KTH dESA the work was led by Alexandros Korkovelos, Babak Khavari and Andreas Shalberg.
Results and findings upon various electrification scenarios, are available here.
Senior Non-Key Expert (NKE), EU Security Sector Governance Facility, UNDP Global Policy Network (GPN) Express Roster for Security Sector Reform (SSR), former UN Special Advisor.
6 年Another layer for security governance embedded with connectivity
Chief Regional Power Systems Officer at African Development Bank Group
6 年This is a very good development for Afghanistan and an excellent example of what free resources can do: https://www.onsset.org/
Director of the Payne Institute, and Professor of Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines
7 年Terrific work!