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

We follow up on the steps the government has taken in response to our recommendations. This process is a key link in the accountability chain, providing Parliament and the public with an account of how well government departments have responded to ICAI reviews.

In October 2026, we published an initial update from the government on progress implementing the recommendations from the UK aid to Sudan review. We also published our assessment of the government’s update.

We will return 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

Published January 2026

Initial follow-up

Published October 2026

Further scrutiny

Expected May 2027