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Kenya is on course to attain universal access to electricity with every home and business connected to the grid by 2022, according to a new report.
This is in stark contrast to many Central African countries for which this is an unattainable feat in the near future.
The report by the International Energy Agency, a Paris-based intergovernmental organization which provides policy advice to 28 member countries on energy, singled out Kenya as among the trend-setters in the continent’s quest to achieve universal access to electricity by 2030.
Close to 600 million Africans do not have access to electricity with another 1 billion using harmful wood fuel to cook their meals.
“If Kenya keeps on with its current pathway, we project full access by 2022,” said Kieran McNamara, an analyst at IEA.
McNamara was speaking on the first day of the Africa Investment Forum which has been organized by the African Development Bank in partnership with the South African Government. AFDB has an ambition to attain universal electricity on the continent in the next 11 years.
The objective of the African Investment Forum is to tilt the flow of capital into Africa into such critical projects as energy infrastructure, as the continent strives to move away from aid.
This is in stark contrast to many Central African countries for which this is an unattainable feat in the near future.
The report by the International Energy Agency, a Paris-based intergovernmental organization which provides policy advice to 28 member countries on energy, singled out Kenya as among the trend-setters in the continent’s quest to achieve universal access to electricity by 2030.
Close to 600 million Africans do not have access to electricity with another 1 billion using harmful wood fuel to cook their meals.
“If Kenya keeps on with its current pathway, we project full access by 2022,” said Kieran McNamara, an analyst at IEA.
McNamara was speaking on the first day of the Africa Investment Forum which has been organized by the African Development Bank in partnership with the South African Government. AFDB has an ambition to attain universal electricity on the continent in the next 11 years.
The objective of the African Investment Forum is to tilt the flow of capital into Africa into such critical projects as energy infrastructure, as the continent strives to move away from aid.
