The World Bank Group and the African Development Bank have said their joint initiative, Mission 300, has connected more than 50 million people to electricity across 40 African countries, marking a major milestone in efforts to expand energy access on the continent.
The institutions said in a statement that the achievement reflects a faster pace of electrification driven by coordinated financing, policy reforms and public-private collaboration under the programme.
According to them, Mission 300 is now delivering electricity access at nearly double the pace recorded at the start of the initiative, as investments are deployed across generation, transmission and last-mile distribution networks to reach households, businesses and public institutions.
“In Tanzania, for example, 7.5 million people have gained access to power under Mission 300, a five-fold increase in the average annual pace of electrification prior to the initiative, driven by increased financing and growing policy momentum.
In Ethiopia, 4.6 million people have been connected, supported by reforms that made grid connections more affordable.”
