The World Bank Group (WBG) planned to develop a new set of global indicators assessing the Readiness for Investment in Sustainable Energy (RISE). The motivation for such indicators stemmed from the UN’s Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative, which states three goals for 2030: i) provide universal access to modern energy services; ii) double the share of renewable energy; and iii) double the rate of energy efficiency improvements. The RISE indicators were used to benchmark country level progress in developing enabling environments for renewable energy, energy efficiency and the provision of universal access to modern energy services.