Join the GPA and Innovation Norway for the launch webinar of Course Corrections: Improving Effectiveness and Efficiency in Humanitarian Energy.
For decades, humanitarian energy projects have worked tirelessly to bring light, power, and dignity to displaced communities. Yet too often these efforts repeat the same patterns, projects that start with hope but struggle to sustain impact. Drawing on years of research, interviews, and case studies, the report identifies 25 common reasons why humanitarian energy projects fail — from technological gaps to governance barriers — and offers a new model for learning, reflection, and collaboration across the sector.
The agenda and more information about the webinar will be shared closer to the event.
Course Corrections: Improving Effectiveness and Efficiency in Humanitarian Energy Learning from the Past to Design for the Future
This report systematically identifies key challenges in HE interventions and develops an evidence-based process for capturing project learnings. This was achieved through a mixed-methods approach combining desk research, stakeholder interviews, and case study analysis. Findings from the research were used to propose an initial design for the Humanitarian Energy Learnings Platform (HELP), intended as an inter-donor system for capturing learnings. The case studies were used to test the forms and processes that constitute HELP.
Read the report here
Last updated: 31/10/2025