This report frames energy-system participation as lived capabilities (EN-CAP) and proposes a transparent prioritisation score to identify the most urgent participation deficits under real-world constraints. It finds that many EU contexts are shaped by everyday usability and administrative friction, while several Sub-Saharan contexts are dominated by health risks from unsafe fuels and unreliable supply. Gender gaps are often modest but cluster in agency-related domains; exploratory intersectional patterns inform universal design rules for more robust, equitable policy.