SDG Metadata/7-b-1 — English @ Hosted Weblate: <p>International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)</p>

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	Key	English	Actions
	SDG_TARGET	<p>Target 7.b: By 2030, expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services for all in developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and landlocked developing countries, in accordance with their respective programmes of support</p>
	SDG_INDICATOR	<p>Indicator 7.b.1: Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing countries (in watts per capita)</p>
	SDG_SERIES_DESCR	<p>Not applicable </p>
	META_LAST_UPDATE	2022-03-31
	SDG_RELATED_INDICATORS	<p>This indicator is also used as indicator 12.a.1</p>
	SDG_CUSTODIAN_AGENCIES	<p>International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)</p>
	CONTACT_ORGANISATION	<p>International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)</p>
	STAT_CONC_DEF	<p><strong>Definition:</strong></p> <p>The indicator is defined as the installed capacity of power plants that generate electricity from renewable energy sources divided by the total population of a country. Capacity is defined as the net maximum electrical capacity installed at the year-end and renewable energy sources are as defined in the IRENA Statute (see concepts below).</p> <p><strong>Concepts:</strong></p> <p>Electricity capacity is defined in the International Recommendations for Energy Statistics or IRES (UN, 2018) as the maximum active power that can be supplied continuously (i.e., throughout a prolonged period in a day with the whole plant running) at the point of outlet (i.e., after taking the power supplies for the station auxiliaries and allowing for the losses in those transformers considered integral to the station). This assumes no restriction of interconnection to the network. It does not include overload capacity that can only be sustained for a short period of time (e.g., internal combustion engines momentarily running above their rated capacity).</p> <p>The IRENA Statute defines renewable energy to include energy from the following sources: hydropower; marine energy (ocean, tidal and wave energy); wind energy; solar energy (photovoltaic and thermal energy); bioenergy; and geothermal energy.</p>
	UNIT_MEASURE	<p>Watts per capita</p>
	CLASS_SYSTEM	<p>Electricity capacity classifications follow the International Recommendations for Energy Statistics or IRES</p>
	SOURCE_TYPE	<p>IRENA’s electricity capacity database contains information about the electricity generating capacity installed at the year-end, measured in megawatt (MW). The dataset covers all countries and areas from the year 2000 onwards. The dataset also records whether the capacity is on-grid or off-grid and is split into 36 different renewable energy types that can be aggregated into the six main sources of renewable energy.</p> <p><strong>Population data:</strong></p> <p>For the population part of this indicator, IRENA uses population data from the United Nations World Population Prospects. The population data reflects the residents in a country or area regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values are midyear estimates.</p> <p>The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs published information about its methodology on the link below:</p> <p><a href="https://population.un.org/wpp/Methodology/">https://population.un.org/wpp/Methodology/</a></p>

	Key	English	Actions
	QUALITY_MGMNT	<p>Data for renewable energy capacity is validated by technology, year and country during the IRENA statistics cycle. </p>
	RATIONALE	<p>The infrastructure and technologies required to supply modern and sustainable energy services cover a wide range of equipment and devices that are used across numerous economic sectors. There is no readily available mechanism to collect, aggregate and measure the contribution of this disparate group of products to the delivery of modern and sustainable energy services. However, one major part of the energy supply chain that can be readily measured is the infrastructure used to produce electricity. </p> <p> </p> <p>Renewables are considered a sustainable form of energy supply, as their current use does not usually deplete their availability to be used in the future. The focus of this indicator on electricity reflects the emphasis of the target on modern sources of energy and is particularly relevant for developing countries where the demand for electricity is often high and its availability is constrained. Furthermore, the focus on renewables reflects the fact that the technologies used to produce renewable electricity are generally modern and more sustainable than non-renewables, particularly in the fastest growing sub-sectors of electricity generation from wind and solar energy. </p> <p>The division of renewable electricity capacity by population (to produce a measure of Watts per capita) is proposing to scale the capacity data to account for the large variation in needs between countries. It uses population rather than GDP to scale the data, because this is the most basic indicator of the demand for modern and sustainable energy services in a country.</p> <p>This indicator should also complement indicators 7.1.1 and 7.2.1. With respect to electricity access, it will provide additional information to the proportion of people with electricity access by showing how much infrastructure is available to deliver that access (in terms of the amount of capacity per person). The focus on renewable capacity will also add value to the existing renewables indicator (7.2.1) by showing how much renewable energy is contributing to the need for improved electricity access.</p>
	REC_USE_LIM	<p>At present, electricity only accounts for about one-quarter of total energy use in the World and an even lower share of energy use in most developing countries. The focus of this indicator on electricity capacity does not capture any trends in the modernisation of technologies used to produce heat or provide energy for transport.</p> <p>However, with the growing trend towards electrification of energy end-uses, the focus here on electricity may become less of a weakness in the future and may also serve as a general indicator of the progress towards greater electrification in developing counties. That, in itself, should be seen as a shift towards the use of more modern technology to deliver sustainable energy services.</p> <p>Furthermore, as reflected in many national policies, plans and targets, increasing the production of electricity and, in particular, renewable electricity, is seen by many countries as a first priority in their transition to the delivery of more modern and sustainable energy services. Thus, this indicator is a useful first-step towards measuring overall progress on this target that reflects country priorities and can be used until other additional or better indicators can be developed.</p>
	REG_AGG	<p>Regional and global averages are calculated by summing the renewable generating capacity for a region or the World and dividing that by the corresponding figure for the total population. The indicator is for developing countries only, so these regional aggregates (averages) also reflect only the average for the developing countries in each region.</p> <p>This calculation excludes the population of those countries and/or territories that have missing capacity data. As such, the regional and global population values used in the calculation might differ from those reported in the UN World Population Prospects.</p>
	REL_CAL_POLICY	<p>Estimates of generating capacity for a year are published at the end of March in the following year. Final figures for the previous year are published at the end of June.</p>
	SDG_CUSTODIAN_AGENCIES	<p>International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)</p>
	SDG_GOAL	<p>Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all</p>
	SDG_INDICATOR	<p>Indicator 7.b.1: Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing countries (in watts per capita)</p>
	SDG_RELATED_INDICATORS	<p>This indicator is also used as indicator 12.a.1</p>
	SDG_SERIES_DESCR	<p>Not applicable </p>

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