New initiative aims to halve people living without access to electricity in Africa

Published 3 weeks ago• 1 minute read

18 February 2025 - 18:48 By Ozayr Patel

A bold new initiative aims to halve the number of people without access to electricity in Africa by 2030. Currently, almost 600-million people lack access to electricity...

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