United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs) such as access to clean energy (SDG-7), responsible energy consumption (SDG-12) and sustainable economic growth revolves around the subject of human development that resonates with (SDG-8), and among others. Based on these highlights, this study examines sustainable development for the panel of selected Sub-Sahara African countries that are largely plagued with huge energy deficit (energy poverty) and setback in technological innovation. This study leverages on panel econometrics strategies to explore the hypothesized relationship between the outlined indicators for the period 2000–2016 in Sub-Saharan African countries. Empirical results show that human development index (HDI), economic expansion, access to clean energy. and technological innovation exhibits long-run equilibrium relationship. Subsequently, the finding revealed that economic expansion, access to energy and technological innovation in the sampled countries spur higher HDI indices. That is, a 1% increase in economic growth increases HDI by 0.040% and 0.017% in the short and long run respectively. Thus, we can infer that enhanced sustainable economic growth leads to higher HDI indices which encompases higher literacy rate, better income level and increase life expectancy in both short and long run. In contrary, access to clean energy in the selected blocs dampens HDI index in the short run but the effect is statistically positive (desirable) in the long run.

联合国可持续发展目标 (UN-SDGs)，例如获得清洁能源 (SDG-7)、负责任的能源消费 (SDG-12) 和可持续经济增长，都围绕着与 (SDG-8) 产生共鸣的人类发展主题，等等。基于这些重点，本研究调查了选定的撒哈拉以南非洲国家小组的可持续发展，这些国家主要受巨大能源短缺（能源贫困）和技术创新挫折的困扰。本研究利用面板计量经济学策略来探索撒哈拉以南非洲国家 2000-2016 年期间概述的指标之间的假设关系。实证结果表明，人类发展指数（HDI）、经济扩张、清洁能源的获取。技术创新呈现长期均衡关系。随后，调查结果显示，抽样国家的经济扩张、能源获取和技术创新刺激了更高的 HDI 指数。也就是说，经济增长 1%，在短期和长期内分别使 HDI 增加 0.040% 和 0.017%。因此，我们可以推断，增强的可持续经济增长会导致更高的 HDI 指数，包括更高的识字率、更高的收入水平和短期和长期预期寿命的延长。相反，在选定的地区获得清洁能源会在短期内抑制 HDI 指数，但从长远来看，这种影响在统计上是积极的（理想的）。短期和长期分别为 040% 和 0.017%。因此，我们可以推断，增强的可持续经济增长会导致更高的 HDI 指数，包括更高的识字率、更高的收入水平和短期和长期预期寿命的延长。相反，在选定的地区获得清洁能源会在短期内抑制 HDI 指数，但从长远来看，这种影响在统计上是积极的（理想的）。短期和长期分别为 040% 和 0.017%。因此，我们可以推断，增强的可持续经济增长会导致更高的 HDI 指数，包括更高的识字率、更高的收入水平和短期和长期预期寿命的延长。相反，在选定的地区获得清洁能源会在短期内抑制 HDI 指数，但从长远来看，这种影响在统计上是积极的（理想的）。