Abstract:In the midst of an energy crisis, sub-Saharan Africa is a global outlier with respect to power infrastructure and is literally without power. Nearly 600 million Africans-roughly two-thirds of the region-currently lack access to consistent, reliable, and affordable electricity, constituting a significant barrier to economic and social development, the deprivation of a number of socioeconomic rights, and a cause of environmental degradation. The Power Africa Initiative, announced in June 2013, seeks to double ac… Show more
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