The World Bank Group announced Wednesday it is partnering with the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) in an ambitious effort to provide at least 300 million people in Africa with electricity access by 2030.
The bank, in a statement on Wednesday, said it will work to connect 250 million people to electricity through distributed renewable energy systems or the distribution grid while the African Development Bank Group will support an additional 50 million people.
The bank noted that access to electricity is a fundamental human right and is foundational to any successful development effort.
