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An ambitious plan to provide electricity to 300 million Africans by 2030, supported by an initial $30 billion commitment from the World Bank and African Development Bank, is now underway. More than 600 million Africans don’t have access to electricity. Leading climate organizations are launching a technical assistance facility to assess projects and help raise $90 billion or more. “This is for us the defining climate and development challenge for the continent over the next 20 years,” said Ashvin Dayal, who heads the Rockefeller Foundation’s power and climate program. The Foundation and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, which it co-founded with the Bezos Earth Fund and Ikea Foundation in 2021, have committed an initial $10 million to support 15 projects across 11 African countries.
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