Energizing Africa : Achievements and Lessons from the Africa Renewable Energy and Access Program Phase I
Access to energy and economic development go hand in hand. Improving electricity supply and distribution boosts economic growth, creates jobs, and expands the reach of educational and health services. It can also empower women, providing income-gen...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/08/26737578/energizing-africa-achievements-lessons-africa-renewable-energy-access-program-afrea-phase-one http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25201 |
| Summary: | Access to energy and economic
development go hand in hand. Improving electricity supply
and distribution boosts economic growth, creates jobs, and
expands the reach of educational and health services. It can
also empower women, providing income-generating
opportunities and enabling them to spend their time more
productively. Unfortunately, more than 589 million people in
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) live without access to electricity:
only 35 percent of the population in SSA has access,
compared with 96 and 78 percent in East Asia Pacific and
South Asia, respectively. For most Africans, electric power
is inaccessible, unaffordable, or unreli¬able. The lack of
both quality energy services and access to modern sources of
fuel, such as natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG),
diesel, and biofuels, traps them in a world of poverty. The
World Bank Group’s engagement in the energy sector is
designed to help client countries secure the af¬fordable,
reliable, and sustainable energy supply needed to end
extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity. The Bank’s
approach mirrors the objectives of the Sustainable Energy
for All (SE4All) initiative, achieving universal access,
accelerating improvements in energy efficiency, and doubling
the global share of renewable energy by 2030. The Bank
recognizes that each country determines its own path for
achieving its energy aspirations: each country’s sustainable
energy transition involves a unique mix of opportunities and
challenges, prompting different emphases on access,
efficiency and renewable. |
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