How Tanzania beat Kenya and Rwanda in Africa’s $50bn electricity access push
High voltage electricity transmission lines. Tanzania leads Africa’s Mission 300 drive, connecting 7.5 million people to electricity in just over a year.
Business and Technology Reporter in Nairobi, Kenya
Nation Media Group
Tanzania has emerged as the biggest beneficiary of the World Bank-led Mission 300 project, expanding electricity access to 7.5 million people in just over a year, a feat programme officials attribute to strong government commitment and faster implementation of energy projects.
Backed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank, Mission 300, launched in Dar es Salaam last year, aims to connect at least 300 million people in sub-Saharan Africa to electricity by 2030.
