Publication date: 2012, June
Author: EC / SE4ALL / UN
Description: Effective and sustained access to energy plays a significant role in improving people’s living conditions, and contributes to economic and human development. Energy provides services to meet many basic human needs, particularly heat, mechanical power (e.g. water pumps and transport) and light. Business, industry, commerce and public services such as modern healthcare, education and communication are also highly dependent on access to energy services.
