The SEforALL Global Forum 2025: Five Things You Need to Know
To help accelerate progress on achieving global energy goals, we are once again hosting the Sustainable Energy for All Forum - the global landmark gathering that celebrates success, advocates for greater action, and facilitates new partnerships in the sustainable energy movement.
Held in Bridgetown, Barbados on 12 and 13 March 2025, this sixth edition of the SEforALL Global Forum is being organized under the theme “Sustainable Energy for Equity, Security and Prosperity” and will focus on catalyzing the actions and investment needed for countries to achieve their energy access, climate and development goals.
Here are five things you need to know about this year’s Global Forum:
- Uniting Stakeholders
More than 900 leaders from government, industry, civil society and international organizations will convene at this year’s Forum to elevate energy, climate, and development dialogue.
This year’s Forum features speakers from around the world who will challenge how we are approaching and tackling the sustainable energy transition. Prominent speakers expected to grace the 2025 edition include: H.E. Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados; H.E. John Briceño, Prime Minister of Belize; H.E. Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone; H.E. Mukhtar Babayev, COP29 President and Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Climate Issues; and Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, President-Designate, COP30 UN Climate Summit.
- Foster Collaboration
At the Forum, we will promote the exchange of ideas and shared solutions across diverse regions and entities. The Forum has traditionally had a focus on shifting from challenges to solutions—looking beyond conventional practices and showcasing viable solutions to deliver change at the speed and scale needed to meet global goals.
This year’s Forum will be no different, as we will shine a spotlight on new thinking and approaches, including public-private-philanthropic partnerships. We will showcase Mission 300, the ambitious initiative by the African Development Bank and World Bank working alongside international organizations such as SEforALL and philanthropies like The Rockefeller Foundation and the Global Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), to scale up investments in grid expansion, on-grid, off-grid solutions, and innovative financing mechanisms.
- Advance Financial Reform
Unveiled in 2022 by Prime Minister Mia Mottley, the Bridgetown Initiative has helped to lead a paradigm shift in the discourse on scaling capital flows and reshaping the global financial architecture to achieve the SDGs and spur climate action.
Working closely with key public and private financial institutions, the Forum will expand upon Bridgetown Initiative’s groundwork to hasten financial system reforms and bridge funding disparities in low- and middle-income countries across the globe. To action this imperative to bridge funding disparities, the Forum will unveil a DRE Fund to accelerate financing of clean energy projects.
- Inspire Innovation
A key focus of this year’s Forum will be showcasing innovations and the pioneering projects that are allowing communities, countries and regions to accelerate progress to achieve universal energy access, promote renewable energy, and champion a just and equitable energy transition.
At the Forum, we will unveil the first global winners of The Energy Heroes Award showcasing how groundbreaking ideas are translating into real-world impact. The shortlist that was recently unveiled sets the stage for an exciting Awards Ceremony at the Forum, as it highlights a diverse range of technologies and solutions to end energy poverty and accelerate the clean energy revolution.
- Mobilize Commitments
With just 5 years to the end date of the Global Goals, the Forum will push for substantial and broad-based commitments to support the Global South energy transition.
At the Forum, we have lined up two Ministerials to foster collaboration and ambition and increase investments for the energy transition in developing economies and emerging markets. Moreover, the Forum will provide a critical platform ahead of COP30, where the Brazil Presidency is expected to unveil a Roadmap to guide an increase in climate finance leading up to COP30.
We are excited for you to join us and to work towards ensuring everyone, everywhere, can live a dignified life on a healthy planet, powered by sustainable energy.
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