The goal of the TEA-LP Work Package 1 is to empower local graduates with essential knowledge and skills to promote sustainable clean energy access in their respective countries. This initiative collaborates with 30 partner universities across Africa, South Asia, and the Indo-Pacific to offer Master's programs centered on clean energy access. By 2022, seven partner universities had successfully launched new Master's programs, enrolling over 90 students focused on clean energy studies. In 2023, TEA-LP expanded its efforts by partnering with 23 additional universities to integrate newly designed energy access courses into their existing programs. Each course, spanning approximately 160 hours, covers diverse topics such as technology, policy, business models, and the socio-economic aspects of energy access, using case studies to illustrate successful solutions from both global and local contexts. Work Package 1 continues to provide financial and curriculum support to partner universities. This includes arranging guest lectures by industry experts and training sessions led by energy sector companies. Additionally, the initiative fosters connections between partners, creates opportunities for participation in global clean energy events, and helps secure scholarships for prospective students. Two key courses have been developed: Future Female Leaders in Energy: An online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course designed for junior women in the energy sector, featuring six modules covering leadership, risk management, and financial management. The first cohort, starting in July 2023, includes 30 women from 12 countries. Integrated Energy Systems (IES): A remote, self-paced online CPD course aimed at intermediate-level employees, covering topics like energy security and sustainability. The first cohort began in October 2023, with plans for future iterations until 2026.

Pakistan’s power sector has faced significant challenges for many years. Although the country has sufficient power generation capacity, the transmission and distribution systems are not resilient enough to ensure reliable electricity supply. Distribution companies (DISCOs) struggle with maintaining their assets, leading to frequent outages and power failures that affect the country’s financial stability. This project aimed to develop a GIS-enabled tool for the preventive maintenance of distribution system assets. The tool offers a dynamic view of the distribution grid, allowing DISCOs to perform system updates and reconfigurations before assets become overloaded and potentially disrupt the entire grid. The GIS-based software helps monitor asset usage, enhance system reliability, and reduce operating costs. The tool is designed to spatially analyse network congestion, assess site feasibility, and address power congestion issues. With this tool, power companies can plan, build, monitor, and manage their distribution networks more effectively. A geodatabase is also being developed to maintain and manage accurate distribution asset data, including substations, lines, and transformers. This database will help identify patterns of distribution, demand, consumption, and losses. By evaluating power demand scenarios, electricity can be supplied more efficiently to targeted areas. GIS-based mapping of energy demand patterns, using physical data incorporated into the GIS database, is a crucial component of the project. This approach aims to improve the overall management and efficiency of the distribution network.