Mission 300: Powering Africa’s Future

About this episode

This episode discusses Mission 300, an initiative aimed at connecting 300 million people in sub-Saharan Africa to electricity by 2030, highlighting its importance for economic growth and job creation.

Mission 300 is working to connect 300 million people in sub-Saharan Africa to electricity by 2030, focusing on both access and reliability.  In this episode, Andrew Dabalen, the World Bank’s Chief Economist for Africa, talks with Regional Practice Directors Franz Drees-Gross and Erik Fernstrom to share fresh insights into Mission 300, the flagship initiative to connect 300 million people in Africa to electricity by 2030. Covering sector reforms, financial challenges, and how energy access supports economic growth, job creation, and opportunity for both households and businesses, this episode illuminates why Mission 300 is critical to Africa's future.

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Dabalen

Guests: Franz Drees-Gross, Erik Fernstrom

Topics covered

• electricity access
• economic growth
• energy reliability
• sub-Saharan Africa

Keywords

• Mission 300
• World Bank
• energy access
• sector reforms
• financial challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Places: sub-Saharan Africa, Africa

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