Jointly organised by GOGLA and the World Bank's Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), the Forum will convene 1,200+ leaders from across the energy access ecosystem, including companies, investors, philanthropies, policymakers, and development partners, to accelerate progress toward universal energy access.

What the 2026 Forum will address

Forum sessions will explore how innovation, investment, and cross-sector collaboration can unlock the next phase of growth for off-grid solar and distributed renewable energy. Discussions and exhibitions will highlight:

  • The role of off-grid solar and distributed renewable energy in achieving Mission 300
  • Strategies to power one billion lives with distributed energy solutions (Spoiler Alert: we're already halfway there)
  • Emerging business models and technologies transforming the sector
  • How off-grid solar is driving jobs and productivity across agriculture, enterprise, and local economies
  • Financing for the future, including how results-based financing, smart subsidies, and blended capital can scale sustainable markets and support national electrification strategies

Speaker Lineup & Agenda Coming Soon

Themes Shaping the Forum

P1BL
Powering 1 Billion Lives
Demonstrating how Mission 300, other initiatives, and previous successes can enable off-grid solar and DRE to power 1 billion lives worldwide by 2030. Exploring how governments, industry, investors, and DFIs can accelerate affordable electricity access for ​ the hundreds of millions who need power now.
PS2W
Putting Solar to Work
Turning energy access into jobs, incomes, and resilient economies. Highlighting how off-grid solar powers farms, firms, and food systems through productive use technologies such as irrigation, cooling, agro-processing, electrified enterprises, and e-mobility.
F4F
Financing for the Future
Mobilising the capital needed to scale off-grid solar sustainably. Focusing on the policies and financial structures required to unlock investment, from smart subsidies and revamped RBFs to blended finance and local-currency solutions that support long-term market growth.

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