Over half a billion people in Sub-Saharan Africa are at risk of being left behind without electricity access by 2030, with nearly 400 million of them living in countries subject to fragility, conflict, and violence. Africa is where the energy access battle will be won or lost. Without access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, the region will not reach its development aspirations or achieve an economic transformation that can lift millions out of poverty. Together with partners, the World Bank Group has already begun efforts to deploy innovative financial and technical solutions that are essential for accelerating electrification rates that outpace population growth. The discussion will focus on what it will take to scale up the solutions and investments that will help connect millions more Africans to electricity and transform African economies. Learn more: http://wrld.bg/liqn50R8Qzv

SPEAKERS
- Ajay Banga, President, World Bank Group
- Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group
- Abdessalam Ould Mohamed Saleh, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Mauritania
- Ernesto Max Elia Tonela, Minister of Economy and Finance, Mozambique
- Mohammed Amin Adam, Minister of Finance, Ghana
- Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the African Department, @imf
- Kevin Kariuki, Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth, African Development Bank
- Folake Soetan, CEO of Ikeja Electric Plc
- Hans Olav Kvalvaag, CEO of Release by Scatec
- Hassanein Hiridjee, CEO of Axian Group
- Lucy Heintz, Partner, Head of Energy Infrastructure, Actis
- Patrick Walsh, CEO and Co-Founder of Sun King
- Moderator: Nozipho Mbanjwa Tshabalala, Moderator

AGENDA
00:00 Explainer video: How can Africa power up its future?
02:15 Fireside chat with World Bank Group President Ajay Banga and African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina
20:55 Data visualization on energy access in Africa
22:27 Panel discussion: Collaborative solutions between the public and private sectors
1:00:31 Spoken word: Ghanaian poet Nora Anyidoho on access to electricty
1:02:42 Panel discussion: Address barriers to achieving energy access goals

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ARABIC    • توفير الطاقة لأفريقيا: ما المطلوب لتس...  
FRENCH    • Brancher l’Afrique : Quelles solution...  
SPANISH    • Ampliando el acceso a la energía en Á...  

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