Centre for Energy (CEII)
Energy investment and innovation, led from Africa.
CEII is a multi-disciplinary hub for energy knowledge, investment and innovation, working with experts, governments and industry across Africa and the world. At CEII, we are focused on accelerating energy sustainability, innovation, and investment to champion global development.
Every country
217 economies, one energy picture
Leadership
Grema Sulaiman
Founder and Chairman, Centre for Energy Investment and Innovation
We’re creating a conducive environment for innovation, investment, and knowledge sharing, significantly contributing to the growth and development of the energy industry.
Grema Sulaiman is a prominent African energy industry leader and the Founder and Chairman of the Centre for Energy Investment and Innovation. He architects high-level frameworks that bridge international capital, state policy and localised energy infrastructure across sub-Saharan Africa’s evolving power landscape.
Newsroom
Today in energy
Coming up in energy
Events calendar- 29 Oct 2026Heat Pump Monitor 2026: Webinar (morning session)Online
- 29 Oct 2026Heat Pump Monitor 2026: Webinar (afternoon session)Online
- 3 Nov 2026Global Gas Security Review and Q4 Gas Market ReportOnline
- 4 Nov 2026IEA EGRD Workshop: Scaling battery Eecosystems - Evaluating R,D & E priorities to overcome gigafactory build-out bottlenecks🇬🇧Birmingham, United Kingdom
Energy terminal
The CEII Energy Terminal
Benchmark prices, currencies, European power markets, production league tables and energy profiles for 217 economies, with the CEII Desk’s reporting alongside. Every figure is cited to its publisher.
Today on the terminal
- 8 oil, gas and fuel benchmarks
- 13 currencies against the dollar
- 26 European power markets, hour by hour
- 217 economies with energy profiles
Energy transition
The transition, framework by framework
- Global
Commitment, 2015
Paris Agreement
1.5°C Temperature limit countries pursue efforts towards
- Global
Commitment, 2023
UAE Consensus (COP28)
3× Global renewable capacity by 2030
- Global
Commitment, 2015
Sustainable Development Goal 7
2030 Target year for universal energy access
- Nigeria
Plan, 2022
Nigeria Energy Transition Plan
2060 Net-zero target year for the energy system
- Nigeria
Commitment, 2021
Nigeria’s Nationally Determined Contribution
20% Unconditional cut below business as usual by 2030
- Nigeria
Law, 2021
Nigeria Climate Change Act 2021
18 Nov 2021 Signed into law
- Nigeria
Law, 2023
Nigeria Electricity Act 2023
June 2023 Signed into law by President Bola Tinubu
- Nigeria
Programme, 2021
Nigeria Decade of Gas
2021–2030 Declared Decade of Gas
- Africa
Compact, 2025
Mission 300 and Nigeria’s Energy Compact
300m Africans to be connected by 2030 under Mission 300
- Nigeria
CEII initiative, 2025
National Decarbonisation Programme (Nigeria)
CEII Initiative led by the Centre
Data
Who has power
Access to electricity by world region, % of population, since 2000
- World
- North America
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Europe & Central Asia
- South Asia
- East Asia & Pacific
- Middle East & North Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
0%
50%
100%
North AmericaEurope & Central AsiaSouth AsiaEast Asia & PacificLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East & North AfricaWorldSub-Saharan Africa View data table
| Year | World | North America | Latin America & Caribbean | Europe & Central Asia | South Asia | East Asia & Pacific | Middle East & North Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 91.9% | 100.0% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 99.8% | 98.6% | 96.8% | 55.1% |
| 2023 | 91.6% | 100.0% | 98.4% | 100.0% | 99.4% | 98.4% | 96.4% | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 91.3% | 100.0% | 98.6% | 100.0% | 99.1% | 98.2% | 95.9% | 51.5% |
| 2021 | 91.3% | 100.0% | 98.3% | 100.0% | 99.4% | 98.2% | 96.4% | 50.7% |
| 2020 | 90.4% | 100.0% | 98.1% | 100.0% | 96.4% | 97.8% | 96.3% | 48.5% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | 100.0% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 95.5% | 97.9% | 96.0% | 47.2% |
| 2018 | 89.8% | 100.0% | 97.8% | 100.0% | 94.8% | 97.7% | 95.0% | 46.4% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | 100.0% | 97.7% | 100.0% | 91.4% | 97.7% | 96.0% | 43.8% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | 100.0% | 97.5% | 99.8% | 88.3% | 97.0% | 95.2% | 43.8% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | 100.0% | 97.3% | 99.2% | 86.5% | 97.0% | 93.4% | 39.2% |
| 2014 | 86.2% | 100.0% | 97.1% | 99.9% | 82.8% | 96.6% | 94.0% | 38.4% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | 100.0% | 96.9% | 99.8% | 80.8% | 96.5% | 93.1% | 38.0% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | 100.0% | 96.6% | 99.8% | 78.4% | 96.2% | 91.9% | 36.8% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | 100.0% | 96.2% | 99.7% | 77.3% | 96.0% | 90.8% | 35.9% |
| 2010 | 83.5% | 100.0% | 95.9% | 99.7% | 74.1% | 95.5% | 90.6% | 33.3% |
| 2009 | 82.9% | 100.0% | 95.4% | 99.5% | 73.0% | 95.0% | 88.7% | 32.6% |
| 2008 | 82.7% | 100.0% | 95.2% | 99.4% | 71.8% | 95.2% | 88.1% | 32.4% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | 100.0% | 94.5% | 99.4% | 69.3% | 94.7% | 87.2% | 32.5% |
| 2006 | 81.4% | 100.0% | 94.3% | 99.3% | 65.9% | 94.6% | 87.7% | 31.2% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | 100.0% | 93.5% | 99.3% | 65.9% | 93.6% | 86.0% | 29.4% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | 100.0% | 93.2% | 99.2% | 61.5% | 94.0% | 85.0% | 29.4% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | 100.0% | 92.7% | 99.2% | 62.3% | 93.2% | 84.6% | 29.6% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | 100.0% | 92.7% | 99.2% | 59.4% | 93.0% | 83.6% | 27.3% |
| 2001 | 78.7% | 100.0% | 92.3% | 99.2% | 58.3% | 92.5% | 83.3% | 26.2% |
| 2000 | 78.2% | 100.0% | 91.7% | 99.1% | 56.8% | 92.1% | 82.6% | 25.7% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The Centre
Advisory, capital and capability for the energy sector
- Energy investment advisoryGovernance and investment frameworks for national and state governments, including Niger State and Liberia.
- Sovereign fund developmentDesigning sovereign and blended-finance vehicles, such as the proposed Nigeria Energy Transition Fund.
- Energy transition strategyNational decarbonisation roadmaps and transition planning.
- Policy advocacyAdvising governments on energy policy and regulatory reform.
- Human capital developmentTraining programmes, learning frameworks and capacity building.
- Research and publicationsEnergy market analysis, and open energy data for 217 economies through the CEII Energy Terminal.
- Nigeria Energy Transition FundNigeria
- New Niger Governance and Investment FrameworkNiger State
- New Liberia Governance and Investment FrameworkLiberia
- National Decarbonisation ProgrammeNigeria
Membership
Join the Centre
Membership is open to professionals and organisations working in, investing in or regulating the energy sector. Categories and terms are agreed with each applicant.
Explore membership