Ajay Banga, president of the World Bank Group, said the bank’s pledge to ‘Mission 300’ may range between $30bn and $40bn, reaffirming its role as a key partner in transforming the continent’s energy ...

Mission 300, an initiative led by the World Bank and the African Development Bank, in collaboration with key partners, aims to bridge one of the world’s most pressing energy gaps. But can such a ...

Five more African countries presented their plan to join “Mission 300,” a World Bank and African Development Bank initiative ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has secured a $1 billion commitment from the World Bank to jumpstart the long-stalled ...

The World Bank said it is committing $1 billion to help the Democratic Republic of Congo prepare for the development of the ...

The legislature must recognise that neither the World Bank nor the AfDB will wait indefinitely for the passage of necessary legislation. Swift action is needed to secure access to Mission 300 funds.

Mission 300 is seen as critical for unlocking economic ... viable part of the solution alongside renewables. Although the World Bank has historically been cautious about financing nuclear projects ...

Speaking onstage with his World Bank colleague at the Mission 300 conference in Dar es Salaam, African Development Bank (AfDB) president Akinwumi Adesina put it this way: “Africa loses 3% to 4% of its ...

In attempting to address the energy gap in Africa, where more than 600 million people currently live without electricity, a new initiative – Mission 300 – seeks to bring electricity to at least 300 ...

In 2019, the World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) launched a bold and transformative initiative: Mission 300. This ambitious program aims to provide electricity to 300 million people ...