The president of the World Bank, Ajay Banga, has described electricity as a human right, vital for accessing healthcare, education and opportunities for innovation and productivity.
Speaking at the World Bank Group Meetings on 17 April 2024, Banga emphasised that without electricity there can be no solution to poverty, growth, or development.
Thus, it is portrayed as the foundation for creating jobs and capabilities in Africa.
He mentioned that 600 million people in Africa lack access to electricity, describing it as unacceptable.
Ajay Banga stressed the World Bank’s commitment to connecting 250 million Africans out of about 600 million Africans who currently do not have access to electricity to affordable energy by 2030, with the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) President, Akinwumi Adesina, pledging the bank’s commitment connect additional 50 million Africans to electricity.
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