Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions

Unlocking Grid Reliability – A New Incentive Framework to Address an Intractable Problem

Date and Time
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Location
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 500 in Washington, DC
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Electricity reliability has proven to be an intractable problem in many countries, with over 3 billion people still lacking reasonably reliable service. This event will provide an overview of the newly released working paper “Incentivizing Reliability: A Framework for Performance-Linked Electricity Improvements in Low- and Middle-income”. A product of collaborative efforts by experts from Duke University, the World Bank, the Center for Global Development, and other organizations, the paper explores how locally tailored, innovation-oriented strategies for enhancing electricity reliability could be supported through performance-based incentives. The event is intended to spark dialogue among operators, funders, infrastructure experts, and governments about how and under what circumstances such incentives could be applied to bolster power system performance.

Event details at the James E. Rogers Energy Access Project →

Read "Five Key Takeaways: Incentivizing Grid Reliability in Developing Countries" →