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  • Powering Up Western and Central Africa

    Powering Up Western and Central Africa

    Access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy is not only a lifeline for people, but also an imperative to transform the continent. Here are some game changing projects that are making a real difference in powering the economies of the region.

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Results That Transform Lives and Economies

For many people in West and Central Africa, the absence of access to electricity or frequent power cuts are part of everyday life and create a bottleneck for economic activity.

Currently, more than 220 million people in the region¡ªclose to half the population¡ªhave no access to electricity, limiting their ability to operate businesses, generate income or receive adequate education and health services.

Access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy is not only a lifeline for people, but also an imperative to transform the continent.

Here are some game changing projects that are making a real difference in powering the economies of the region:

Stories, Opinions and Events

Blogs

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In Depth

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    Energy Sector

    Energy is at the heart of development. Energy makes possible the investments, innovations, and new industries that are the engines of jobs, inclusive growth, and shared prosperity for entire economies.

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    Energy-related Projects

    World Bank's projects focused on energy transmission, distribution and renewables in Western and Central Africa.

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    Documents & Reports on Energy

    Learn more about the challenges and possible solutions to energy distribution and development in Western and Central Africa from the world Bank's research and publications.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Power for Progress: How to scale up access to electricity in Africa
    Webinar | December 18, 2024

    Power for Progress: How to scale up access to electricity in Africa

    Join us for an essential dialogue on energy access in Africa: What are the challenges at stake, and how can we mobilize civil society and key partners to build momentum?
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  • Spoken Word: Ghanaian Poet Nora Anyidoho on Access to Electricity
    Let¡¯s Power up Africa

    Listen to Ghanaian poet Nora Anyidoho as she passionately supports the mission to bring electricity to the millions of people without power in Sub-Saharan Africa. Be part of this important effort to create a brighter tomorrow for all.
  • Lighting Up Africa: Nigeria Can Show the Way
    Blog

    In Nigeria alone, more than 4 out of 10 Nigerians are deprived of electricity. Nigeria, an economic powerhouse with huge solar potential, has the largest electricity access deficit in the world. A shocking reality for a country beaming with energy.
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    The second season of People First Podcast begins with a new episode dedicated to the Danzi solar park, the largest solar power plant in Central Africa.
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    Report

    The report provides with a global dashboard to register progress on energy access, energy efficiency, renewable energy and international cooperation to advance SDG 7.
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    Report

    Scaling Up to Phase Down

    Å·ÃÀÈÕb´óƬ framework ¡°Scaling Up to Phase Down¡± maps out steps to support developing countries, with the help of development partners, to scale up affordable, secure, and reliable clean energy and phase down coal-fired electricity generation.
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Multimedia

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AUDIO Feb 08, 2024

What Is a Green Job? | The Development Podcast

The transition away from fossil fuels could create as many as 30 million ¡®green¡¯ jobs in clean energy and low-emissions technologies by 2030. So what is a "green job"?
Going Green: Scaling up access to clean electricity for over 17 million Nigerians
VIDEO Dec 13, 2023

With the support of the World Bank, the new 25-Megawatt solar park of Danzi will begin powering the homes and daily lives of 250,000 residents in the capital city of Bangui and its surroundings.
Tambacounda: The power interconnection project that is transforming an entire region
VIDEO Dec 12, 2023

Thanks to the World Bank-funded OMVS Transmission Expansion Project a 225-kV power transmission infrastructure network has been built, connecting the power station in Kayes (Mali) to the one in Tambacounda (Senegal).
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AUDIO Nov 29, 2023

The second season of People First Podcast begins with a new episode dedicated to the Danzi solar park, the largest solar power plant in Central Africa.

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