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johnhanseneco.bsky.social
Interesting article highlighting challenges & opportuities of #SDG7 #Electrification in developing countries. Orgs like #HuskPower have been working for years to deploy #Solar #Microgrids and other #DG across the global south. Let's hope (and work) for the right mix of support. #AfricaEnergySummit
jessedjenkins.com Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · Jan 28
Inside a new $35 billion plan to bring electricity to 300 million in Africa www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/c... 🎁🔗

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The leaders of more than half of Africa’s nations gathered this week in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s sprawling seaside metropolis, to commit to the biggest burst of spending on electric-power generation in Africa’s history. The World Bank, African Development Bank and others are pledging at least $35 billion to expand electricity across a continent where more than a half-billion people still don’t have it. About half of the money will go toward solar “minigrids” that serve individual communities. The loans will come at below-market interest rates, a crucial stipulation as global lenders usually charge much higher rates in Africa, citing higher risks.
January 28, 2025 at 1:52 AM
carlosamusfeldt.bsky.social
Africa's workforce is set to become the world's largest. Access to modern power can transform the region into an economic powerhouse.
Learn more about Mission 300 & how we're #PoweringAfrica at The #AfricaEnergySummit.
Watch live Jan 27-28: wrld.bg/UEQ750UFHWI
January 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM