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The bottom line.In collaboration with Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency, the World Bankis piloting a Responsible Data Sharing Framework (RDSF) for the distributed renewableenergy sector. The framework was developed over the course of 12 months in 2024, throughcollaboration with some 25 stakeholders from government and the private sector. It embodiesa shared ambition to turn data into better outcomes for the communities served. At its core, anRDSF for the sector sets out how appropriate data about projects can be shared in ways that areefficient and effective.Public Disclosure Authorized In 2023, the World Bank approved the Nigeria Distributed Access through Renewable EnergyScale-up (DARES) project. DARES aims to bring new or improved access to clean energy to17.5 million people and replace more than 280,000 petrol and diesel generators in the process.The RDSF pilot is part of DARES. What is at stake? Ashish Shresthais an energy specialist at ESMAP,where his focus is on distributed renewableenergy and electrification planning. He co-leadsthe Bank’s energy access programming in Nigeria.Public Disclosure Authorized 750 million people worldwide have no access toelectricity, more than half of them in Sub-SaharanAfrica. Distributed renewable energy offers a practical,scalable way to close a significant part of that gap Anders Pedersenis a senior energy specialist atESMAP, where he focuses on grid digitalization,cybersecurity, geospatial analytics, and use of AIin the energy sector. Distributedrenewable energy (DRE)—including solar minigridsand standalone solar—provides uninterrupted elec-tricity to off-grid and underserved communities. To date,equipment costs, economies of scale, financing modalities,and sectoral experience have combined to limit the DREecosystem. Rapid growth and acceleration will be neededto reach the World Bank’s new goal of connecting millionsin Africa to electricity by 2030 as part of Mission 300, anambitious effort to provide electricity access to 300 million Neelima Janardhananis a data standardsarchitect at Open Data Services, whereshe develops frameworks that enhanceinteroperability in infrastructure procurement andenergy access.Public Disclosure Authorized Mollie Hanleyis a communications lead at OpenData Services, where she works with partners andclients on messaging about data, policy, and theirimpact on the public good. people in partnership with the African Development Bank(World Bank 2024; REA n.d.). About half of this population isexpected to be reached through DRE (REA n.d.). What entities make up the DARES team? The DARES RDSF gathers in those responsible forproducing, processing, or using data in the DRE sector Part of Mission 300 is the Nigeria Distributed Access throughRenewable Energy Scale-up (DARES) project. DARES is anational platform to unify structured and unstructured data,boosting the capacity of the Nigerian Rural ElectrificationAgency (REA) to analyze and use information at scale forplanning and oversight. Stakeholders in the DARES project include DRE developersand distributors (entities that install, maintain, and man-age mini-grids, standalone solar, or other types of DRE);equipment suppliers; services supporting DRE projects withadministrative and analytical platforms; analysts; financiers,regulators; interest groups and industry bodies; softwareproviders; and nongovernmental organizations. And part of DARES is a new effort to find secure ways tocollect, share, and use data in the DRE sector. The pilotResponsible Data Sharing Framework (RDSF) was developedover the course of 12 months in 2024 by the World Bank’sEnergy Sector Management Assistance Program and theNigerian Rural Electrification Agency (REA) with the collab-oration of some 25 stakeholders from government and theprivate sector. Developing a prototype RDSF through theDARES project in Nigeria provides an opportunity to test apractical, scalable model that can be adapted and imple-mented in other countries and contexts. In general, an organization should be involved in the frame-work if it is responsible for any of the following tasks: 3Handling and safeguarding of customers’ data 3Ensuring that a DRE site has data flows in place to fulfil itsoperations 3Providing data services that connect third parties withDRE developments 3Developing monitoring performance metrics for a DREproject or program Developing a prototype RDSF throughthe DARES project in Nigeria provides anopportunity to test a practical, scalablemodel that can be adapted and implementedin other countries and contexts. 3Using data to undertake analysis and gather insights. Within this landscape, REA plays a dual role as a convenorand primary data processor. By pooling real-time data frommultiple sources, the agency can monitor sector-wide activ-ity, assess developer performance, and generate insights tostrengthen program delivery. Access to timely, trusted, and accessible data is key toimproved coordination and lear