The Recover Better with Sustainable Energy Guide for African Countries

The Recover Better with Sustainable Energy Guide for African Countries highlights that 565 million people in Africa lack electricity and 900 million lack clean cooking. It proposes that African nations use the COVID-19 recovery period to invest in sustainable energy to drive GDP growth and improve health, gender, and agricultural outcomes.

• In Africa, 565 million people do not have access to electricity, while 900 million people lack clean cooking solutions.
• Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) provides a guide for African countries to 'recover better' from the COVID-19 pandemic by implementing practical steps for sustainable energy. This approach is intended to result in increased GDP, improved health, gender, and agriculture outcomes, and more affordable energy provision while closing energy access gaps.
• Investments in energy are noted to have a significant GDP multiplier that benefits the economy of the country.

APA

Sustainable Energy for All (2020). The Recover Better with Sustainable Energy Guide for African Countries. https://www.seforall.org/data-and-evidence/recover-better-africa

Chicago

Sustainable Energy for All. The Recover Better with Sustainable Energy Guide for African Countries. 2020. https://www.seforall.org/data-and-evidence/recover-better-africa.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Sustainable Energy for All |title=The Recover Better with Sustainable Energy Guide for African Countries |date=30 June 2020 |url=https://www.seforall.org/data-and-evidence/recover-better-africa |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{sustainableenergyforall2020recover, author = {{Sustainable Energy for All}}, title = {{The Recover Better with Sustainable Energy Guide for African Countries}}, institution = {Sustainable Energy for All}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {https://www.seforall.org/data-and-evidence/recover-better-africa}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }