TotalEnergies, bp, Equinor and Shell Join Forces to Help Increase Access to Energy
15 Noviembre 2024 - 1:00AM
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TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE), bp, Equinor and
Shell announce a commitment to invest in support of the UN
Sustainable Development Goal 7 (UN SDG7), which aims to ensure
access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for
all. The four energy majors have come together with a $500 million
joint investment commitment, intended to create positive energy
access impact for people in key regions over the coming years.
A growing number of people without access to electricity and
clean cooking
Despite ongoing efforts, progress towards universal energy
access has stalled, particularly amidst recent macroeconomic shocks
and rising energy prices. In 2022, the number of people without
access to electricity globally increased by around 10 million to
685 million.1 Additionally, approximately 2.1 billion people,
primarily in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, lack access to
clean cooking facilities, disproportionately impacting women and
girls who often bear the brunt of domestic responsibilities.
Joint efforts to support energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa,
South and Southeast Asia
bp, Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies decided to join forces to
help address the challenges of energy access. With $500 million of
committed capital, the joint investment seeks to support promising,
high-impact projects, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa, South and
Southeast Asia, aiming to help millions of people in underserved
communities gain access to electricity and improved cooking
conditions. Their shared intent is for the committed capital to be
invested in a broad range of solutions, including solar home
systems, mini/metro grids, clean cooking solutions, and enabling
technologies (such as e-mobility, energy storage and management
solutions). Over the coming years this has the potential to support
UN SDG 7 while also generating co-benefits like job creation and
improved health outcomes.
A global private equity firm with a strong track record in
impact investing, has been selected to manage the joint investment.
Their expertise will support the investments being strategically
directed to create both social impact and financial returns, while
engaging with governments, international organizations, financial
institutions, the private sector, civil society, and
philanthropies. This includes sharing learnings, providing
technical assistance, and addressing market barriers.
Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies
commented: “At TotalEnergies, we are deeply committed to making
energy accessible to all. Around a third of our development in
electricity in the coming years will be in emerging countries,
which will enable about 40 million people to benefit from access to
electricity. Furthermore, we are committed to investing 400 million
dollars in Liquefied Petroleum Gas facilities to develop clean
cooking solutions in Africa and India, which will help 100 million
people access healthier, more sustainable and more reliable energy.
With this new joint initiative with our peers, we are activating
another lever to contribute to high-impact local projects to help
achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7 by
2030.”
Murray Auchincloss, CEO of bp commented: “It is early
days, but we hope that by jointly investing, we will be able to
contribute to wider efforts to tackle the very real challenge of
access to energy. Over time, we believe it can help to create a
more inclusive energy future for some of the many millions of
people who lack that access today.”
Anders Opedal, President and CEO of Equinor commented:
“This joint investment brings together four leading energy
companies investing in emerging countries. We believe this effort
will help close some of the energy access gaps, which is a key part
in reaching the global ambition of a just and equitable energy
transition.”
Wael Sawan, CEO of Shell commented: “We want to support
accelerated progress towards universal energy access as we believe
it has the power to transform lives. This joint investment will
help to do that. By working collectively to overcome key energy
access challenges we can achieve sustained impact and drive real
change.”
About TotalEnergies
TotalEnergies is a global integrated energy company that
produces and markets energies: oil and biofuels, natural gas and
green gases, renewables and electricity. Our more than 100,000
employees are committed to provide as many people as possible with
energy that is more reliable, more affordable and more sustainable.
Active in about 120 countries, TotalEnergies places sustainability
at the heart of its strategy, its projects and its operations.
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1 International Renewable Energy Agency, Tracking SD7 The Energy
Progress Report 2024.
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