Energy access in informal settlements to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

Abstract Over one billion people live in urban dwellers without adequate access to basic services such as energy, water, and healthcare. Here we use the SDG ´lens´ to evaluate how local policies and plans for energy access in informal settlements can be coordinated with the SDGs achievement. With a case study in Kibera, Kenya, we analyse how local energy access could enable or inhibit all local SDG Targets. Then, based on this knowledge, we propose a set of actions to achieve full modern energy access without compromising other local Sustainable Development Goals. Furthermore, we propose a new taxonomy to evaluate how actions affect the interlinkages between local energy access and the achievement of the SDGs.