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Accelerating electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa
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The Africa Energy Program partners with governments, utilities, development partners, and the private sector in sub-Saharan Africa to drive affordable, efficient, and resilient energy systems that incorporate emerging distributed energy resources to rapidly provide energy access and increase economic development.
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Today, more than 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa lack access to reliable electricity. What’s more, it is the only region in the world where population growth is outstripping growth in access, which means the percentage of people in the region with access to electricity—and the benefits it brings—is set to decline.
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We are working in sub-Saharan Africa to increase access to and the productive use of sustainable electricity. Our goal is to transform the power sector and demonstrate how a whole-systems approach improves lives and accelerates economic development.
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Driving clean, reliable, and affordable energy access in sub-Saharan Africa.