REALISING 100 PERCENT ELECTRIFICATION IN AFRICA: WINNERS, LOSERS AND PROSPECTS

   Fri, 06 March 2020

Africa has taken great strides in improving access to energy over the past decade where up to 44 percent of the population now has access to electricity, up from 39 percent in 2015. As the Africa Energy Indaba is held in Cape Town this week, we review which regions are likely to reach the 100 percent milestone by 2030 as per the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the challenges that remain.