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(Re) Introducing The Empty Quadrant

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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.

Report Jun 23, 2026

A Snapshot View of Transparency in Barbados’ Electricity Sector

Kevin Ramnarine

Making Markets Work

A photo of a power plant on the other side of a beautiful white sand beach.

Blog Jun 17, 2026

Angola’s Hydropower Finally Gets a Pathway to Market

A new transmission line to Namibia could unlock access to the regional power pool

Daniel Johansson

Future of Energy Tech

Making Markets Work

Aerial view of the Caculo-Cabaca Hydropower Station in Angola.

Report Jun 16, 2026

A Snapshot View of Transparency in St. Lucia’s Electricity Sector

Kevin Ramnarine

Making Markets Work

Report Jun 09, 2026

A Snapshot View of Transparency in Guyana’s Electricity Sector

Kevin Ramnarine

Making Markets Work

A large floating power plant on a large body of water. The side reads "Karadeniz Powership Baris Bey."

Report Jun 03, 2026

Honduras Energy Security Pact

Coordinating US Tools for Industrial Growth in the Western Hemisphere

Shalini Rao, Casey Dunning Davis, Katie Auth

Making Markets Work

Photo of a white-walled cathedral, with power lines and palm trees next to it.

Report Jun 02, 2026

A Snapshot View of Transparency in Jamaica’s Electricity Sector

Kevin Ramnarine

Making Markets Work

A bar chart showing that Jamaica's electricity prices (shown in the tallest bar in the chart, colored red) are higher than the electricity prices in other countries in the Caribbean region.

Blog May 28, 2026

More data centers = more power problems?

That’s a policy failure, not a demand one.

Meron Tesfaye

Making Markets Work

Shaping Energy Transitions

A line graph with 'power problems' on the y axis and '# of data centers' on the x axis, and an arrow going in a straight line up at an angle toward a question mark.

Blog Infographics May 19, 2026

(Re) Introducing The Empty Quadrant

High-income, low-energy countries don’t exist

Todd Moss, Hamna Tariq

Better Metrics and Data

A scatterplot graph. The title reads: The Empty Quadrant: Electricity vs. Income, 2024. Countries cluster around a trend line, with higher income countries also having higher energy use, and lower income countries generally having lower energy use.

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