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<p>Between 2011 and 2016, UK aid provided 12 million people with improved access to
clean energy, including through off-grid renewable energy and other clean technologies
like more efficient cook stoves. This is enabling businesses to be more productive,
children to study after school and keeping women and girls safer after dark.</p><p>While
DFID funding to energy technologies is informed by the needs of individual countries,
the Department retains a strong preference in its bilateral programmes for clean energy
solutions. This is consistent with UK leadership internationally, including through
the £5.8bn commitment (2016 - 2021) for tackling climate change.</p>
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