1. What is Mission 300? Mission 300 is a joint initiative of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the African Development Bank (AfDB), with the support of partners, to expand electricity access to 300 ...

While the rest of the world is advancing in artificial intelligence (AI) and other aspects of technology, about 600 million people in Africa lack access to electricity. However, a recent meeting of 30 ...

The World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB), in collaboration with key energy partners and nearly 30 African heads of state, have launched Mission 300—a bold initiative to expand reliable, ...

An ambitious new plan aims to change that: Mission 300, an initiative to provide electricity access to 300 million Africans by 2030. Spearheaded by the World Bank and the African Development Bank ...

The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD Group) announced today at ...

02/11/2025 February 11, 2025 A plan launched by the World Bank and the African Development Bank last year seeks to provide 300 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa with sustainable electricity by ...

Thirty leaders from the continent met in Ethiopia to discuss a project to give 300 million people access to electricity ...

This is the second part of the opinion piece on Nigeria’s 5-year Energy Compact, which is a 26-page technical document.

Banga, who spoke in an interview at the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit in Tanzania, laid out a plan that could see the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, African Development Bank and ...

A major aspect of the recently concluded Mission-300 Africa Energy Summit that was held in Dar Es Salam, Tanzania, from ...