Summary
Access to electricity has been deemed essential to furthering socio-economic development and is regarded as an important input factor to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Currently more than 1.4 billion people worldwide lack access to electricity. In Sub-Saharan Africa this affects 70% of the population, in rural areas an estimated 85%.
Additional informations
| Publication type | Electra |
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| Reference | ELT_270_1 |
| Publication year | |
| Publisher | CIGRE |
| File size | 142 KB |
| Pages number | 6 |
| Price for non member | 20 € |
| Price for member | Free |
Authors
By Peggy Schulz, Benjamin Attigah
