2022 Panel: Electrification in Indigenous Communities in the Americas
2022 Panel: Electrification in Indigenous Communities in the Americas
Indigenous communities in the Americas have a disproportionately low level of access to the electric grid compared to the general general population. Approximately 70,000-100,000 people on North American indigenous lands are without grid electricity. In Panama and Honduras only 40% – 45% of indigenous communities have electricity vs. 80-85% general access. In Columbia and Brazil 65% and 80% of the indigenous population has access, respectively. This panel presents the current status of off-grid electrification on indigenous lands, identifies research gaps, and comparative experiences in the Americas that have led to these outcomes.
Panelists
Electricity Access on the Navajo Nation
Sandra Begay – Sandia National Laboratories
Energy Sovereignty on Tribal Communities
Adam Badwound – Grid Alternatives
Electricity Access on First Nation Communities
Ahsan Upal – Burns and McDonnell