The “Global South” countries in Africa, Latin America and South and Southeast Asia account for 58% of the world’s population but only 20% of electricity consumption. Three billion people use less electricity annually than a refrigerator in the United States! As these regions continue to drive global population growth, there will be new demands for energy and power, with ambitions to do so sustainably. What are the pathways, business models and public-private partnerships for electrifying the global south? How can governments and industry mobilize financing to meet the power needs of these burgeoning populations centers?