Access to electricity on the global scale has improved substantially in the past 30 years; yet, in 2018, an estimated 831 million people still have no access. The UN SDG7, ‘Affordable and Clean Energy’, aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all and outlines actions needed internationally and nationally. At present, however, many countries lack any legal basis to trigger or reinforce policy actions; in fact, in some cases, existing measures would hamper achievement of SDG7 by 2030. Access to energy as a fundamental human right that needs to be safeguarded by government actions and interventions has been advocated by some scholars. The study suggests that the concept of a ‘right to energy’ can serve as a good foundation and justification for governments and other actors to intervene or address issues such as lack of access to energy and energy services, energy poverty, energy injustice, and lack of energy democracy. Indeed, a rights-based concept establishes implications of the state’s duties and obligations to tackle these issues. This study explores the possibility of a practical framework for developing or implementing policies that uphold a right to energy. Implications drawn from the policy framework include a suite of practical actions and prompt further debates that may strengthen, safeguard, fulfil, and protect individual rights to energy.

在过去的 30 年里，全球范围内的电力供应得到了显着改善；然而，在 2018 年，估计仍有 8.31 亿人无法使用。联合国可持续发展目标 7“负担得起的清洁能源”旨在确保所有人都能获得负担得起的、可靠的、可持续的现代能源，并概述了国际和国家所需的行动。然而，目前许多国家缺乏触发或加强政策行动的任何法律依据；事实上，在某些情况下，现有措施会阻碍到 2030 年实现 SDG7。一些学者主张获取能源是一项需要政府行动和干预措施来保障的基本人权。该研究表明，“能源权”的概念可以作为政府和其他行为者进行干预或解决诸如无法获得能源和能源服务、能源贫困、能源不公正和缺乏能源等问题的良好基础和理由。能源民主。事实上，基于权利的概念确立了国家解决这些问题的责任和义务的含义。本研究探讨了制定或实施维护能源权利政策的实用框架的可能性。从政策框架中得出的含义包括一系列实际行动和促进进一步辩论，以加强、保障、实现和保护个人的能源权利。基于权利的概念确定了国家解决这些问题的责任和义务的含义。本研究探讨了制定或实施维护能源权利政策的实用框架的可能性。政策框架的含义包括一系列实际行动和促进进一步辩论，以加强、保障、实现和保护个人的能源权利。基于权利的概念确定了国家解决这些问题的责任和义务的含义。本研究探讨了制定或实施维护能源权利政策的实用框架的可能性。政策框架的含义包括一系列实际行动和促进进一步辩论，以加强、保障、实现和保护个人的能源权利。