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(Re) Introducing The Empty Quadrant

Todd Moss

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Blog Sep 23, 2026

Tracking Poverty from Space, Building by Building

Geospatial AI stands to reshape how the world invests to end poverty

Stephen Lee

Making Markets Work

A rendering of buildings with a heatmap overlaid on top of them that shows electricity use in different buildings. The cast of the image is black and the buildings appear in a range of colors from blue to red.

Memo Sep 17, 2026

2026 Update: Who in Africa is Ready for Nuclear Power?

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Hamna Tariq, Daniel Johansson, Todd Moss (+1...)

Future of Energy Tech

Map of Africa with sites of nuclear energy interest highlighted with different colored circles.

Podcast Sep 15, 2026

Episode #34 Adva Saldinger: The DFC, the World Bank, and the Trump Administration … What is happening??

Katie Auth

Making Markets Work

Graphic with the headshots of two women and the title "The DFC, the World Bank, and the Trump Administration." The women are identified as Adva Saldinger, senior reporter at Devex, and Katie Auth, deputy executive director at the Energy for Growth Hub.

Memo Sep 10, 2026

For Liberia, Industrialization Will Be Measured in Megawatts

When you have the will, but lack the power.

W. Gyude Moore, Casey Dunning Davis

Making Markets Work

An image of a train with iron pellets in Liberia.

Podcast Sep 08, 2026

Coming Soon: Season 5 of High Energy Planet

Check out the trailer for what to expect this season!

Katie Auth

Making Markets Work

Podcast Sep 01, 2026

High Energy Planet – All Episodes

A podcast on global energy abundance and how to power prosperity for everyone.

Katie Auth

Better Metrics and Data

Cover art for a podcast that reads "High Energy Planet" in funky blue, green, and white letters on a dark background with a ring around the letters.

Memo Aug 21, 2026

Sizing Africa’s Shadow Power System

Benjamin Attia, Daniel Johansson, Meron Tesfaye

Making Markets Work

A line chart showing Africa's power grid and use of diesel generators growing at a similar rate over the last 20 years.

Memo Aug 11, 2026

Why Contract Enforcement Drives Energy Investment in Africa

Emeka Okpukpara

Making Markets Work

Power lines in East National Park in Kenya.

Memo Aug 06, 2026

Fast or Slow to Net-Zero Emissions: How Timeline Choices Shape Africa’s Development Path

Michael Dioha

Shaping Energy Transitions

A line graph of various net zero scenarios for Nigeria.

Blog Aug 03, 2026

From Death Spiral to Economic Engine

What Five African Countries Tell Us About Firm Grid-Defection, Power Sector Health, and Economic Prosperity

Taiwo Hassan Odugbemi, Meron Tesfaye

Making Markets Work

A grid of five countries and the status of their power grids and economies.

Blog Jul 29, 2026

More Electricity Means a Bigger Payoff in the Poorest Countries

Daniel Johansson, Todd Moss

Making Markets Work

An AI-generated image of two rocketships, one blue and one green. The blue one is blasting off higher than the green one, and is making the point that an increase in electricity use leads to more growth in GDP than the same amount of electricity use in richer countries. The title of the image is "More electricity, bigger payoffs"

Memo Jul 09, 2026

The Inequality of Electrons: Access Does Not Guarantee Equitable Power Consumption

Joel Nana

Making Markets Work

A graphic showing the difference between electricity consumption and income in six African cities.

Impact Story Jul 07, 2026

World Bank, Asian & Inter-American Development Banks Lift Longstanding Bans on Nuclear Energy

Future of Energy Tech

Memo Jul 07, 2026

2026 Update: Who in Latin America is Ready for Nuclear Power?

Hamna Tariq, Todd Moss

Future of Energy Tech

A map of nuclear energy sites in Latin America.

Memo Jul 06, 2026

A Cheap Kilowatt-Hour, a Weak Birr, and a Debt Crisis Walk Into a Bar…

Ethiopia's aggressive electricity tariff reset: why it happened, early results, and unresolved risks.

Yonas Ayele, Meron Tesfaye

Making Markets Work

A line graph showing two lines trending up, illustrating the increase in electricity prices in Ethiopia after a tariff reform program was introduced in 2024.

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