Electrification

The document reports that in 2014, 80% of people without electricity lived in 20 high-impact countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, primarily in rural areas. It warns that progress in Sub-Saharan Africa is not keeping pace with population growth, with projections suggesting 80% of the 780 million people still without power in 2030 will be in that region. Achieving universal tier 5 energy access by 2030 would require increasing annual finance five-fold to approximately $50 billion.

• Electricity access is heavily skewed by geography and urbanization; as of 2014, 80% of the population lacking electricity resided in 20 high-impact countries across Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, with urban areas having nearly universal access at 96%.
• In Sub-Saharan Africa, electricity access gains are being offset by population growth. Projections from the 2016 World Energy Outlook’s New Policy Scenario indicate that by 2030, 780 million people will still lack electricity, with 80% of them located in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Achieving universal energy access at tier 5 (full grid power, all day, every day) by 2030 would necessitate an annual financial investment of approximately $50 billion, representing a five-fold increase in current finance.

APA

Sustainable Energy for All (2017). Electrification. https://www.seforall.org/data-stories/electrification

Chicago

Sustainable Energy for All. Electrification. 2017. https://www.seforall.org/data-stories/electrification.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{sustainableenergyforall2017electrification, author = {{Sustainable Energy for All}}, title = {{Electrification}}, institution = {Sustainable Energy for All}, year = {2017}, month = jun, url = {https://www.seforall.org/data-stories/electrification}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }