UK aid for energy transition

A review assessing the effectiveness of the UK’s support for clean energy transition in low- and middle-income countries

  1. Status: Completed
  2. Published: 5 November 2025
  3. Type: Full review
  4. Subject: Climate change and biodiversity, Cross-government aid spend, Development finance, Multilateral spend, Private sector
  5. Lead commissioner: Harold Freeman

ICAI follow-up

ICAI intends to follow up on progress by the government in responding to the findings and recommendations of this report first in May 2026 and then again in May 2027. In May 2026 we intend to assess actions taken in the short term by the government, returning for a more detailed assessment of the impact of these and other actions in May 2027.

Timeline

Evidence gathering

Complete

Review publication

5 November 2025

Government response

Expected December 2025

Further scrutiny

Expected May 2026