Publications
EXPLORE THE DATA: Multi-Tier Framework for Energy Access
With the collaboration of the National Energy Authority of Papua New Guinea, the World Bank team launched the first Global Energy Access Households Surveys in Papua New Guinea in 2021 to establish a baseline for tracking progress toward the Sustainable Development Goal 7 target 7.1: ensure access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable modern energy for all by 2030. The survey aimed to inform the government of access targets, policies, and investment strategies for energy access based on Multi-Tier Framework (MTF). The MTF approach measures energy access provided by any technology or fuel based on a set of attributes that capture key characteristics of the energy supply that affect the user experience. Based on those attributes, it then defines six tiers of access, ranging from Tier 0 (no access) to Tier 5 (full access), along with a continuum of improvement. Each attribute is assessed separately, and the overall tier for a household’s access to electricity is the lowest applicable tier attained among the attributes (Bhatia and Angelou 2015).
The Multi-Tier Framework for Energy Access | Insights and Impact from a Decade of Surveys synthesizes a decade of Multi-Tier Framework (MTF) survey implementation, drawing on 29 surveys conducted across 27 countries between 2016 and 2025.
EXPLORE COUNTRY DIAGNOSTICS
READ THE SEMINAL REPORT: Beyond Borders: Energy Access Redefined | Executive Summary
Rahman, Aditi Sadia; Koo, Bonsuk. Papua New Guinea: Beyond Connections - Energy Access Diagnostic Report Based on the Multi-Tier Framework (English). Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099052124073043876/P1806411cd1aff0141b5b412078a6996902
