Mini‑grids can supply electricity, but what about demand? A private DRC project shows how it can work

More than 560 million people in sub-Saharan Africa live without electricity. About 384 million live in countries classified by the World Bank as conflict-affected, where poverty, insecurity and weak institutions make large energy infrastructure investments risky.


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