Access to electricity for Africans is increasingly becoming a reality in Africa. Between 2014 and 2018 the access rate increased by 12%, bringing the connected population to 20 million.

Twenty million Africans were connected to electricity between 2014 and 2018, more than double the increase observed for the period 2000-2013.
The rate of access to electricity in Africa increased from 42% in 2015 to 54% in 2019 thanks, in particular, to the support of the African Development Bank (AfDB).
“With the bank's support, 291 MW of new electricity production capacity was installed in 2019, 60% of which from renewable energy sources. During the same year, some 432 kilometers of power transmission lines and 435 kilometers of distribution lines were completed on the continent, which provided access to electricity for nearly 468,000 people in 2019. “, Reports a press release from the Bad.
The Pan-African Bank has financed interconnection projects between its African member countries (known as regional) and promoted the use of renewable energies.