IEA: ‘COVID and Russian war halt energy access progress’

Globally, 733m people are without access to electricity

World Bank approves $10m to electrify rural areas in Tajikistan

The Tajikistan Rural Electrification Project aims to provide access to electricity to households in remote, mountainous areas of the southern part of the country

Guinea granted $50m to boost electricity access

The project is expected to benefit more than 600,000 people

EU awards €95m for energy projects in rural Africa

More than two million people in rural areas across Africa are set to have access to electricity, thanks to a €95 million (£78.7m) fund from the EU. It is part of the European Commission’s programme to provide finance to help “bring electricity to the world’s poorest citizens”. A total of 16 projects across nine African […]