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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okr-10986-252012021-04-23T14:04:28Z Energizing Africa : Achievements and Lessons from the Africa Renewable Energy and Access Program Phase I World Bank Group solar energy clean stove initiative biomass energy gender electrification 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. 2016-10-19T20:19:08Z 2016-10-19T20:19:08Z 2015 Working Paper 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 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper Africa Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Rwanda |
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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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Energizing Africa : Achievements and Lessons from the Africa Renewable Energy and Access Program Phase I |
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Energizing Africa : Achievements and Lessons from the Africa Renewable Energy and Access Program Phase I |
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Energizing Africa : Achievements and Lessons from the Africa Renewable Energy and Access Program Phase I |
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Energizing Africa : Achievements and Lessons from the Africa Renewable Energy and Access Program Phase I |
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Energizing Africa : Achievements and Lessons from the Africa Renewable Energy and Access Program Phase I |
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energizing africa : achievements and lessons from the africa renewable energy and access program phase i |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2016 |
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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 |
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