Existing indicators used to track progress towards achieving target 7.1 of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) narrowly interpret energy poverty as a lack of connections. Recently proposed measurement frameworks are multidimensional, but complex and conceptually muddled. We propose an alternative framework that simplifies and distinguishes two conceptually distinct aspects of energy access—energy supply conditions and the status of household energy poverty. This approach, with refinements through further applications to real data, can improve the design and targeting of policies to both service providers and vulnerable groups to accelerate affordable and reliable energy service provision.

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推进可持续发展目标7的能源贫困衡量

用于跟踪实现可持续发展目标（SDG）的目标7.1的进度的现有指标将能源贫困狭义地解释为缺乏联系。最近提出的测量框架是多维的，但在概念上却很复杂。我们提出了一个替代框架，该框架可以简化和区分能源获取的两个在概念上截然不同的方面，即能源供应条件和家庭能源贫困状况。这种方法通过对实际数据的进一步应用进行完善，可以改善针对服务提供商和弱势群体的政策设计和针对性，以加速提供负担得起且可靠的能源服务。