Sustainable Energy for All

What Sustainable Energy for All does

Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) is an international non-profit organization founded in 2011 and hosted by UNOPS, with operational headquarters in New York and a presence in Vienna. Its mandate is to accelerate universal access to clean, affordable energy and to support energy transitions in emerging and developing countries. The organization works bilaterally with governments to develop and implement National Energy Compacts — country-level policy frameworks that set electrification, renewable capacity, and clean cooking targets — and provides ongoing technical assistance, capacity building, and finance mobilization support. SEforALL's core products are programmatic rather than commercial: the Mission 300 initiative (co-led with the World Bank Group and African Development Bank, targeting 300 million new electricity connections across Africa by 2030), the Universal Energy Access programme, the Platform for Clean Cooking in Schools, and five strategic focus areas (International Advocacy & Diplomacy, Green Industries & Jobs, Equity & Inclusion, Climate Action, and Energy for Development). The organization also houses the UN Energy Green Industrialization Hub.

SEforALL generates no commercial revenue. It is funded through a diversified grant base from philanthropic foundations (Rockefeller Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, ClimateWorks Foundation, Open Society Foundations), bilateral government donors (Austria, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, the UK, the EU, Belgium/Enabel), multilateral development banks (World Bank, African Development Bank, EBRD), and concessional climate finance facilities (Climate Investment Funds, OPEC Fund). Under CEO Damilola Ogunbiyi's leadership since 2020 — she concurrently serves as UN Special Representative for Sustainable Energy — SEforALL has supported 115+ countries, developed 30 Mission 300 National Energy Compacts, mobilized USD 8.9 billion in 2025 and over USD 1.6 trillion in cumulative commitments since 2021, and helped connect more than 50 million people to electricity across 40 African countries by mid-2026. The organization is co-founder Ban Ki-moon's signature initiative and operates through a 100+ person team with no proprietary technology stack — its value lies in convening, technical assistance, and policy support rather than product development.

Name

Sustainable Energy for All

Legal name

Sustainable Energy for All

Website

https://se4all.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SEforALL is an international non-profit organization hosted by UNOPS that helps governments in emerging and developing countries develop National Energy Compacts and mobilize finance to expand clean electricity access and clean cooking, co-leading the Mission 300 initiative with the World Bank and African Development Bank.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Sustainable Energy Development Services

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Renewable Energy & Clean Tech Access (Off-grid, Energy Poverty Solutions) (BPAGALAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Microgrid Development, EPC & Integration (EUAMAJAB)

Keywords

• Clean energy access
• Energy transition
• Sustainable development
• Climate finance mobilization
• International development cooperation

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation and Development Finance Grants: SEforALL receives funding from foundations (Rockefeller Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, ClimateWorks Foundation, Open Society Foundations), development finance institutions (World Bank, African Development Bank, EBRD), and government donors (Austrian Development Cooperation, Denmark Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iceland Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy Ministry of Environment and Energy, Netherlands Enterprise Agency, UK International Development). The organization mobilized USD 8.9 billion for energy access and transition initiatives in 2025.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) is a non-profit international organization that supports emerging and developing countries in delivering clean energy access and energy transitions. The organization provides policy support, technical assistance, coalition-building, and finance mobilization, including co-leading the Mission 300 initiative with the World Bank and African Development Bank to connect 300 million people in Africa to electricity by 2030.

Product overview

Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) is a global NGO, not a commercial product company. The organization operates as a platform of interconnected focus areas and initiatives rather than a unified product. Its core offerings include Mission 300 (a joint initiative with World Bank and AfDB targeting 300 million electricity connections in Africa by 2030), Universal Energy Access, and five strategic focus areas: International Advocacy & Diplomacy, Green Industries & Jobs, Equity & Inclusion, Climate Action, and Energy for Development. The organization also houses the UN Energy Green Industrialization Hub and facilitates the Energy Compacts initiative under UN Energy. SEforALL's work centers on raising ambition, building local capacity, and mobilizing investment for clean energy access in emerging and developing countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mission 300: A continental initiative targeting 300 million additional electricity connections across Africa by 2030, co-led with World Bank Group and African Development Bank.
• Universal Energy Access
• Green Industrialization Hub

Products and services

• Mission 300 A joint continental initiative with the World Bank Group and African Development Bank targeting 300 million additional electricity connections across Africa by 2030, mobilizing nearly USD 15 billion in committed financing plus USD 4.5 billion in co-financing and supporting National Energy Compacts in 40+ African countries.
• Universal Energy Access Programme

Quantifiable outcome

• 107 million people with new or improved electricity access supported by SEforALL
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Global Climate Finance CentreminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2026Partnership signed during London Climate Action Week to build emerging economies' capacity for sustainable projects to attract private investment. Aims to accelerate climate finance action across emerging markets.
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2026Signed MoU in London covering 2026-2028 to strengthen collaboration on sustainable energy and climate action across emerging and developing economies, particularly in Africa. Focus areas: decentralized renewable energy, green finance, carbon markets, sustainable cooling, and climate resilience.
• Climate Policy InitiativeminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 June 2026Co-hosting Solution Hub session during London Climate Action Week on domestic finance architecture for energy transition.
• Nigeria Sovereign Investment AuthorityminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 June 2026Co-hosting session at London Climate Action Week focused on strategic partnerships for impact.
• LeapFrog InvestmentsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 June 2026Co-hosting session at London Climate Action Week on catalytic finance in Africa.
• Imperial College LondonminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 June 2026Co-hosting session at London Climate Action Week on COP32 agenda shaping.
• Commonwealth SecretariatminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2026Backing Nigeria Climate Investment Summit scheduled for June 2026 in London, alongside SEforALL and City of London.
• Gold StandardminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2026Partnership with UN's Sustainable Energy for All initiative to develop a new carbon credit methodology enabling companies to invest in credits funding replacement of diesel generators with small-scale renewable energy systems.
• NTPC Ltd (India)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 January 2026State-run Indian energy company signed agreement with SEforALL to develop comprehensive energy transition roadmap, highlighting India's engagement with global clean energy institutions.
• Africa Investment ForumminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 November 2025Mission 300 Day inaugural event held in Rabat, Morocco to showcase progress on electricity access projects in Africa.
• Critical Minerals Africa GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 November 2025Coalition including SEforALL announced roundtable discussions at Mining Indaba 2026 focused on Africa's critical minerals value addition through renewable energy integration.
• UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 November 2025Part of coalition for Mining Indaba 2026 roundtables addressing investment gaps and energy infrastructure in Africa's clean energy transition mineral supply chains.
• Paris Peace ForumminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 November 2025Part of coalition for Mining Indaba 2026 roundtables on Africa's critical minerals value addition.
• World Food ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 November 2025Leading the Platform for Clean Cooking in Schools alongside WFP, School Meals Coalition, and other partners. Initiative addresses health impacts from traditional cooking methods affecting schools serving 450 million children daily.
• School Meals CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 November 2025Partnership to launch Platform for Clean Cooking in Schools at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, targeting acceleration of clean cooking transition in schools worldwide.
• World Bank GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Joint leadership of Mission 300 initiative with African Development Bank, targeting 300 million people with electricity access in Africa by 2030. SEforALL provides technical assistance and implementation support as part of the partnership.
• African Development Bank GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Joint leadership of Mission 300 initiative with World Bank Group. Combined financing of nearly $15 billion committed plus $4.5 billion co-financing attracted. SEforALL supports implementation across 40 African countries.
• SNVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as funder and partner on SEforALL website, Dutch development organization.
• UNICEFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner listed on SEforALL website for development work.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA): Intergovernmental organization mandated to support countries in their transition to renewable energy. Highly comparable to SEforALL as a global institution focused on accelerating renewable energy deployment, particularly in emerging markets, though it operates as an intergovernmental body rather than a non-profit.
• Clean Cooking Alliance: Global non-profit hosted by the UN Foundation that works to drive adoption of clean cooking solutions in developing countries. Operates a similar non-profit convening model with foundation and government donor funding, and is a direct partner of SEforALL in the Platform for Clean Cooking in Schools.
• Power Africa: U.S. Government initiative launched in 2013 to increase electricity access and economic growth across Sub-Saharan Africa. Highly comparable mission to SEforALL's Mission 300, working with African governments and DFIs to expand generation and connection capacity.
• Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP): Alliance of philanthropic and public-sector partners focused on clean energy access and green growth in developing countries. A core financial partner of SEforALL's Mission 300, with $100M+ commitment and overlapping programmatic priorities across Project upstream financing.
• Energy 4 Impact: Non-profit consulting and advisory firm focused on energy access and clean energy enterprise development in emerging markets. Similar non-profit model with focus on entrepreneurship, productive use of energy, and rural electrification in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Practical Action: International non-profit that uses technology to tackle poverty in developing countries, with a strong focus on energy access, clean cooking, and renewable energy. Similar non-profit, coalition-driven model with comparable downstream beneficiaries in Africa and Asia.

Emerging players

• Acumen: Non-profit impact investor that deploys patient capital into energy access, off-grid solar, and clean cooking enterprises. Comparable audience and geography but uses direct investment model rather than SEforALL's pure convening and technical assistance approach.

Broad incumbents

• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO): UN specialized agency that promotes inclusive and sustainable industrial development. Partner of SEforALL on critical minerals value addition through the Green Industrialization Hub, with overlapping focus on energy access and green industrial transition in developing economies.
• Climate Investment Funds (CIF): Multilateral climate finance mechanism housed at the World Bank that channels concessional finance to clean energy projects in developing countries. Overlapping mandate with SEforALL's Energy Compacts and blended finance work, with $250M in pledges for Brazil and Mexico.

Others

• Rockefeller Foundation: Major philanthropic foundation and core funder of SEforALL's Mission 300 with $100M+ commitment. While not a direct peer, it is a comparable climate- and energy-focused institutional backer operating at the same scale and shaping the same energy access agenda.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SE4ALL
• YouTubeyoutube.com/SEforALL/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/sustainableenergyforall
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/seforall
• Instagraminstagram.com/seforall

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

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