For continent wey plenty homes dey suffer under darkness every night, new initiative dey bring hope. Next week, plenty African and global changemakers go meet for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for di first Africa Heads of State Energy Summit, wey dem go commit to plan wey go connect 300 million Africans to light by 2030.
Dem dey call dis initiative ‘Mission 300’ (M300), e be big collaboration between African Development Bank and World Bank Group, with other global partners too. Di project go fit close di wide power gap wey dey for di continent by using beta technology and smart financing.
Heads of state and Government from Africa and everywhere go join 1,500 other participants—plenty from di private sector— for di summit wey go happen January 27-28. Dem go plan how Africa fit get universal access to cheap, reliable, and sustainable energy by 2030.
Dis initiative dey come at beta time: almost 600 million Africans, wey be about 83 percent of di world people wey no get light, dey suffer.
“No economy fit grow, industrialize, or compete for dark,” na wetin African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina talk. “Dis partnership na game changer for Africa’s development.” Mission 300, wey dem launch at di World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings 2024, get support from di G7 and di G20 too.
Next week summit go bring two serious outcomes: di Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration, wey go talk wetin African governments go commit to make energy sector better, and di first set of National Energy Compacts, wey go be blueprint for how each country go transform.
