At the historic , African heads of state and government, joined 1,000 business leaders, and development partners in Dar es Salaam to spark collective action on one singular goal: to expand access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity to 300 million people in Africa by 2030.
This bold vision, known as Mission 300, will halve the nearly 600 million Africans currently living without electricity with knock-on effects of stimulating development and job creation.
The landmark gathering, hosted by the United Republic of Tanzania, African Union, African Development Bank Group (AfDB), and World Bank Group resulted in three key outcomes:
- The Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration, outlining commitments and practical actions from African governments to reform the energy sector;
- The first set of National Energy Compacts, which will serve as blueprints with country-specific targets and timelines for implementation of critical reforms.In the first phase, 12 countries will present their energy compacts: Chad, C?te d¡¯Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, and Zambia. Other African countries are expected to develop their compacts in subsequent phases; and
- A raft of pledges by multilateral development institutions in support of electrification and clean cooking efforts across the continent. The Islamic Development Bank pledged USD 2.65 billion, Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank pledged USD 1.5 billion, the OPEC Fund pledged USD 1 billion with additional financing to follow, and Agence Fran?aise de D¨¦veloppement pledged USD 1 billion.
Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) together with The Rockefeller Foundation and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) are supporting this unprecedented collaboration between the AfDB and the World Bank Group to address Africa¡¯s electricity access gap.
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