The present study is the result of a suggestion made by the UnitedNations Department of Economic and Social affairs as  a contribution of a major electric utilityfor the WSSD.The study is conceived to propose figures and timetables for thge ongoing debate about universal access to electricity.We believe that everything that can be measured, can be  improved.In this spirit, the study brings together a great amount of useful quantitative information concerning global electrification.

The present study is the result of a suggestion made by the UnitedNations Department of Economic and Social affairs as  a contribution of a major electric utilityfor the WSSD.The study is conceived to propose figures and timetables for thge ongoing debate about universal access to electricity.We believe that everything that can be measured, can be  improved.In this spirit, the study brings together a great amount of useful quantitative information concerning global electrification.