The IEEE IDEAS Conference is organized by the Technical Committee on Energy Access (TC-12) of the IEEE Power Electronics Society and will be held in Amman, Jordan, on November 10 – 12, 2026. IDEAS provides a forum for bringing together technologists and practitioners in the broad area of energy access. Rapidly moving technologies with steep and sustained price declines, such as PV solar, battery storage, digital controls, power semiconductors, cloud computing, sensors, electrified transportation, microgrids, energy hubs, etc., are rapidly driving a global energy transition. These same technologies provide a unique opportunity to transform energy access, allowing the Global South to leapfrog the Global North.

IDEAS will include keynote addresses, technical papers and poster presentations, tutorials, special sessions, as well as sessions on other key factors such as business models, funding, policies and regulations, social impact, adoption drivers, etc. IDEAS will also host a special session of the PELS Energy Access Committee that brings together energy access practitioners from around the world for crosscutting discussions on energy access challenges and opportunities. Finally, as the originating TC for the IEEE Empower a Billion Lives global competition, IDEAS will be a venue for the EBL-2027.

Papers are invited for the following and other related topics:

Technology (Technical) Track – Topics

DC micro- and nano-grids
Decentralized AC microgrids
Energy storage systems
Inverter-based resources (IBRs) for decentralized systems
Grid-forming and Grid following technologies
Power electronics solutions for decentralized systems
IBRs-dominated power grids
Power quality issues in modern grids
Plug-and-Play Distributed Energy Resources (DERs)
Green hydrogen technologies
Ancillary services and grid support functionalities
EVs technologies and electromobility
Clean cooking, cooling, transportation and others
Communications, sensing, IoT and other enabling technologies for energy access
AI applications for energy access

Impact Track – Topics

Sustainable strategies for deploying energy access solutions
Novel models for last-mile energy delivery and affordability
Viable business cases for leveraging energy to enhance productivity
Inclusive approaches for equitable access and Leave-No-One Behind agenda
Gender-energy nexus in sustainable development
Solutions to enhance the resilience of energy systems in vulnerable regions
Affordable energy solutions
Centralized vs. decentralized energy systems for diverse energy landscapes
Energy access interoperability in fast-evolving energy ecosystems
Socio-economic implications of energy access solutions
Sustainable practices for managing energy access solutions
Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Systems
Solutions for energy systems decarbonization
Control strategies for decentralized systems
Energy access solutions for various applications
Multi-Functional Appliances with Integrated Solar PV Technology