World Bank Scores Africa Low in Power Generation and to invest $200m in rural electrification project

The World Bank has said that only 24 per cent of the Sub-Saharan Africa population could access electricity in spite of the various interventions to address energy power crisis on the continent. This clarification was made known by the bank's Senior Specialist on Energy, Wagar Haider, at a workshop on 'Policy Framework For Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy' in Abuja. Haider said the number of those without electricity access was projected to rise from 590 million in 2008 to 700 million in 2030, following the growing population on the continent.

According to him, installed power generation capacity is extremely low at 39 Mega watts per million people, resulting in regular outages and load shedding in more than 30 countries. He said the continent was endowed with resources that could provide more than two sources of energy if well harnessed, urging the continent to explore renewable energy.

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