KEY POINTS
- Ghana universal electricity access target set for 2030.
- Mission 300 aims to connect 300 million Africans.
- World Bank and AfDB back continent-wide energy reforms.
Ghana has pledged to achieve universal electricity access by 2030, aligning with the World Bank and African Development Bank’s Mission 300 drive to connect 300 million Africans to power.
President John Mahama made the announcement at the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Forum, calling energy central to Ghana’s development. He further said universal access can only be achieved through government–private sector partnerships backed by sustainable investment.
Ghana backs Mission 300 electricity drive
Mission 300 has already connected 30 million people, with another 100 million in the pipeline. The initiative provides a framework for investment, reforms, also innovation to accelerate energy access.
Ghana universal electricity access target set
Ghana’s compact mirrors other bold pledges across Africa. Furthermore leaders from Botswana, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Kenya, Mozambique, and Sierra Leone announced reforms ranging from renewable expansion to cross-border integration.
World Bank and AfDB push energy expansion
World Bank President Ajay Banga said electricity was the “bedrock of jobs and growth,” while AfDB’s Sidi Ould Tah emphasized its role in small business development and industrialization. With 17 countries now onboard, Mission 300 is billed as Africa’s most ambitious electrification drive.
