The International Energy Agency's (IEA) Africa Energy Outlook—a Special Report in the 2014 World Energy Outlook series—offers a comprehensive analytical study of energy in Africa, specifically in sub-Saharan Africa, the epicenter of the global challenge to overcome energy poverty. Chapter 1 analyses sub-Saharan Africa’s energy sector as it is today. It outlines important economic and social trends, and quantifies the number of people without access to modern energy.