Global Grids Catalyst
Global Grids Catalyst accelerates the modernization of electricity grids by uniting funding, expertise, and partners to address the growing gap between rising energy demand and aging infrastructure. The organization focuses on the entire grid ecosystem—spanning policy, finance, and delivery—to enable reliable, affordable, and renewable-powered energy for all. It works toward doubling global grid capacity by 2040 and building 25 million kilometers of new infrastructure by 2030.
- Clean Technology
- Energy
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Problem
Electricity grids worldwide are struggling to keep pace with rapidly rising demand driven by electrification of transport, industry, and heating, while aging infrastructure and fragile energy security—exposed by volatile fuel prices, geopolitical pressure, and extreme weather—create a growing gap between what people need and what the grid can deliver. New energy projects face multi-year delays, and the system is under strain, threatening reliable and affordable power for modern society.
Solution
Global Grids Catalyst brings together the funding, expertise, and partners needed to modernize electricity grids, ensuring the energy transition does not stall. The organization works across the entire system—addressing policy, finance, capability, and delivery barriers—by pairing targeted funding with strategic support. It coordinates ecosystems, provides advisory services to build organizational capacity, and shares tools and data to enable grid modernization in regions worldwide. By acting as a catalyst, it helps partners align on common evidence and structured coordination, accelerating the pace of infrastructure development and expanding grid capacity to meet future demand.
Target Audience
Primary stakeholders are governments, utilities, financial institutions, and energy organizations worldwide that need to accelerate grid modernization and enable the reliable integration of renewable energy.
Features
- Ecosystem coordination that unites partners with common evidence, structured coordination, and regular convenings
- Strategic collaboration focused on regions where grid modernization results are most needed and achievable
- Organizational advisory support to build capacity, share tools and data, and facilitate cross-regional learning
- Whole-system approach addressing policy, finance, capability, and delivery barriers simultaneously
- Global partnership network working toward doubling grid capacity by 2040 and building 25 million kilometers of new infrastructure by 2030