Power for All

Name

Power for All

Legal name

Power for All

Website

https://powerforall.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Energy Advocacy and Research

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Utilities (22)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Incentives, Grants & Program Administration (Auctions, Tenders, IRA/ITC/PTC Advisory) (EUAMAAAJ), Distributed Generation (DG) Solar & Small Wind (EUAMAJAD)

Keywords

• Decentralized renewable energy
• Energy access advocacy
• Clean energy policy
• DRE workforce research
• Solar electrification

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Power for All operates as a 501c3 nonprofit organization funded by donations and grants from foundations and development partners. Major supporters include The Rockefeller Foundation, IKEA Foundation, Schneider Electric Foundation, and Good Energies Foundation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Power for All operates a portfolio of global advocacy campaigns and research initiatives aimed at ending energy poverty by accelerating the deployment of decentralized renewable energy (DRE) such as solar home systems, mini-grids, and productive-use solar appliances. It does not sell hardware, software, or paid services; it instead convenes a coalition of 300+ organizations, publishes proprietary research (notably the Powering Jobs Census), and runs campaigns (25x25, Utilities 2.0, Powering Agriculture, Powering Health, PoweringJobs, Energy Access Dividend) targeting policymakers, DRE companies, and development partners across Africa and Asia.

Product overview

Power for All is a global advocacy coalition (501c3 nonprofit) campaigning to end energy poverty by accelerating the adoption of decentralized renewable energy (DRE). The organization does not offer a software product or technology platform. Instead, it operates through multiple named campaign initiatives (25x25, Utilities 2.0, Powering Agriculture, Powering Health, PoweringJobs, Energy Access Dividend/Market Activation, PEAK) that work to raise awareness, advocate for policy changes, and drive market activation for DRE solutions. The coalition also produces research resources including reports, fact sheets, infographics, and action plans. The various campaigns and initiatives function as interconnected advocacy streams rather than a unified software platform with modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Powering Jobs: Global campaign to ensure the required energy access workforce exists with necessary skills to achieve sustainable energy for all
• Utilities 2.0
• 25x25
• Energy Access Dividend
• Powering Agriculture
• Powering Health
• PEAK

Products and services

• 25x25 A collaborative initiative between Power for All, SNV, Hivos, and Practical Action that aims to stimulate distributed renewable energy markets in 25 underserved countries by 2025 to end energy poverty.
• Utilities 2.0 A global initiative to unite centralized utilities and the decentralized renewable energy sector to accelerate energy access through an optimal mix of energy technologies and service levels. Recognized as a finalist at the 2024 Reuters Energy Transition Awards and winner of an Ashden Award for Integrated Energy in Africa.
• Powering Agriculture A campaign to increase the use of renewable energy across the global food system for sustainable, resilient, and equitable agricultural productivity in markets such as Uganda and Ethiopia.
• Powering Health A campaign focused on solarizing healthcare facilities to ensure reliable electricity for quality health services in rural areas, including rural health centers in Jharkhand, India and rural healthcare facilities in Zambia.
• PoweringJobs A global campaign to ensure the required energy access workforce exists and has the necessary skills to achieve sustainable energy for all, with specific focus on women and youth, anchored by the Powering Jobs Census data series.
• Energy Access Dividend A market activation framework that quantifies the electrification benefits forgone over a country's business-as-usual electrification transition, illustrating the development dividend of faster energy access.
• PEAK (Platform for Energy Access and Knowledge) A data-sharing platform that provides energy access data and knowledge to support evidence-based advocacy and policy decisions.

Quantifiable outcome

• DRE sector can create up to 500,000 jobs globally by 2030
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Partnerships

33 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands (Ethiopia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Government ministry partner for Powering Agriculture Ethiopia project, launched November 2022. The partnership aims to deploy DRE equipment for irrigation and agriculture value chain to improve productivity and build resilience for smallholder farmers.
• CLASPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for climate progress and sustainable development. Power for All joined CLASP to strengthen combined efforts in advancing clean energy access and appliance efficiency standards.
• ZOLA ElectriccoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner in Utilities 2.0 initiative demonstrating integrated energy approach in Uganda. ZOLA Electric provides decentralized renewable energy technology solutions.
• NXT GridcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner in Utilities 2.0 initiative, providing mini-grid technology solutions for integrated energy demonstration in Uganda.
• EnerGrowcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner in Utilities 2.0 initiative providing energy technology solutions for the integrated energy pilot in Uganda.
• Rocky Mountain InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Utilities 2.0 initiative bringing research expertise and energy systems analysis to the integrated energy approach.
• UMass AmherstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in Utilities 2.0 initiative contributing research capabilities and energy access expertise.
• UmemecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUganda's national electricity utility partner in Utilities 2.0, representing the centralized utility side of the integrated energy model.
• Fenix InternationalcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner in Utilities 2.0 initiative providing solar home system and pay-as-you-go technology solutions.
• East African PowercoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner in Utilities 2.0 initiative developing mini-grid projects in East Africa.
• Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner supporting the Energy Access Dividend campaign, collaborating on universal energy access goals aligned with SDG 7.
• Duke Energy Access ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner supporting the Energy Access Dividend campaign and energy access initiatives.
• Skill Council for Green Jobs (India)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementation partner for #PoweringJobs campaign in India, focusing on skills development and training for DRE workforce.
• Schneider ElectriccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner in #PoweringJobs campaign, contributing to energy access workforce development initiatives.
• Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria (REAN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational industry association partner for #PoweringJobs in Nigeria, representing DRE sector stakeholders.
• Africa Mini-grid Developers Association (AMDA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional association partner for #PoweringJobs, representing mini-grid developers across Africa.
• Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational association partner for #PoweringJobs, promoting rural electrification through decentralized renewables.
• Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndian think tank partner for #PoweringJobs research and advocacy in India.
• SELCO FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndia-based foundation partner for solarizing healthcare initiatives and DRE deployment.
• Kenya Renewable Energy Association (KEREA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational industry association partner for #PoweringJobs in Kenya.
• Hivos/ENERGIAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner in 25x25 collaborative initiative to stimulate DRE markets in 25 countries by 2025.
• SNV Netherlands Development OrganisationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner in 25x25 collaborative initiative, bringing extensive development expertise across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
• Practical ActioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner in 25x25 collaborative initiative, focused on accelerating energy access through DRE.
• Solar Electric Light Company (SELCO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in solarizing rural health centers initiative in India (Jharkhand) and Zambia.
• World Resource Institute (WRI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner for solarizing rural healthcare initiatives, contributing research and advocacy expertise.
• Equatorial PowercoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner in Utilities 2.0 initiative providing energy solutions for integrated energy demonstration.
• Clean Technology Hub NigeriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-launch partner for Powering Jobs Census 2022 Nigeria report, providing local research and advocacy support.
• Uganda National Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Alliance (UNREEEA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal research partner for Powering Jobs Census 2022 Uganda report, representing Uganda's renewable energy private sector.
• LEDsafariminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in #PoweringJobs campaign, contributing to energy access workforce development.
• Strathmore Energy Research CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner contributing energy research expertise to #PoweringJobs campaign.
• International Solar Energy Society (ISES)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational organization partner supporting solar energy workforce development.
• Youth In EnergyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth-focused partner supporting energy access workforce development initiatives.
• AnthroPowerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner contributing to #PoweringJobs campaign workforce development efforts in India.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Practical Action: International development NGO using technology to tackle poverty, including energy access. Founding partner of 25x25 with Power for All; shares the DRE advocacy and smallholder-energy focus.
• CLASP: Nonprofit focused on energy efficiency and appliance standards that Power for All recently joined forces with. Comparable NGO advocacy model with overlapping clean-energy access themes, though with a stronger appliance-efficiency focus.
• Hivos: Dutch international development organization with a strong renewable energy and green citizenship portfolio. Founding partner of the 25x25 initiative, with overlapping focus on DRE market activation in developing countries.
• SNV Netherlands Development Organisation: Dutch development organization active in renewable energy access across Africa and Asia, and a founding partner of the 25x25 initiative. Comparable DRE advocacy and country-level execution footprint.

Direct peers

• SELCO Foundation: India-based foundation deploying decentralized solar energy to underserved households and institutions. Comparable mission and geography; also a named Power for All partner on healthcare and India initiatives.
• Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL): Multi-stakeholder global initiative headquartered in Vienna that drives advocacy and partnerships to achieve universal energy access (SDG 7). Highly comparable to Power for All in mission, coalition model, and policy focus; indeed SEforALL is a strategic partner on the Energy Access Dividend campaign.
• GOGLA: Global association for the off-grid solar energy industry, representing leading solar home system and pay-as-you-go companies. Directly comparable as an advocacy and market-activation coalition for the same DRE companies Power for All engages.
• Ashden: UK-based charity accelerating climate solutions including decentralized renewables, and the awarding body of the Ashden Award Power for All has won. Highly comparable advocacy-and-awards model in the clean energy access space.
• Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE): International business association promoting decentralized renewable energy and rural electrification, with a strong African and developing-country focus. ARE is a direct peer on #PoweringJobs and shares Power for All's DRE advocacy remit.

Broad incumbents

• IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency): Intergovernmental organization supporting renewable energy adoption across all technologies and geographies. Comparable in energy-access advocacy and policy work, but operates at much larger scale and broader scope than Power for All's DRE focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

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