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Lack of access to energy and its impact on health, education, and income remain a significant cause of chronic poverty, according to a new UN report.

A review of 17 projects across the Asia-Pacific region has shown that access to energy alone is not enough. Jocelyne Sambira reports.

Services that combine access to modern energy for heating, cooking, and electricity with cash-generating measures would be the most effective energy solutions in Asia-Pacific, according to a new UN report.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) confirmed that energy services alone have little impact.

The findings indicate that most energy projects adopt a minimalist approach, focusing on the poor's basic energy needs for lighting, cooking, and heating.

The poor need income-generating support to make energy affordable, which in turn improves their living standards, the report concludes.