The World Bank Group and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have announced that their joint initiative Mission 300 has connected over 50-million people to electricity across 40 countries – a major milestone toward the initiative's goal of reaching 300-million people by 2030.
Launched in 2024, the initiative is supported by The Rockefeller Foundation, the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet and Sustainable Energy for All, as well as a coalition of governments, development institutions and private sector partners.
Mission 300 is now delivering electricity access at nearly double the pace recorded at the start of the initiative, the parties note.
By investing across the full energy value chain – from generation and transmission to last-mile distribution – the World Bank and AfDB say the initiative has driven gains in both on-grid and offgrid access, connecting households, businesses and institutions to power faster than before.
In Tanzania, for example, they note that 7.5-million people have gained access to power under Mission 300 – a five-fold increase in the average yearly pace of electrification prior to the initiative – driven by increased financing and growing policy momentum.
