Mission 300 sunmmit Jan25

AfDB and World Bank Mission 300 electricity access plan attracts pledges of over $50bn


Issue 520 - 29 Jan 2025 - By Marc Howard | 2 minute read

An ambitious goal to connect 300m Africans to electricity by 2030 has been backed by pledges of over $50bn, while National Energy Compact commitments promise to boost power provision and private investment. African Energy asks whether Mission 300 can succeed where other grand pledges to electrify Africa have failed?

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