People Without Electricity Set to Increase in 2022 for First Time in Decades
IEA estimates an investment of $30 billion is required to achieve global access by 2030
November 8, 2022
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The number of people living without electricity is set to rise by nearly 20 million in 2022, reaching nearly 775 million, finds International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest data. The agency estimates that achieving universal global access to electricity by 2030 would require annual investments of $30 billion from now to 2030, of which around two-thirds are needed in sub-Saharan Africa.