The Transformative Power of Electricity in Rural Business

Life in remote villages without electricity can be challenging: it’s difficult to power phones, to run businesses, work or study at night, and to keep food fresh. Food needs to be cooked using firewood or expensive and polluting generators. Yet that is the reality for 600 million African people living south of the Sahara who make up 83% of the world’s population without access to electricity. This week in Dar Es Salaam, several heads of states will be meeting with private sector leaders and international partners to discuss an ambitious plan called ‘Mission 300’ – aimed at powering up half those people within the next six years. Presenter: Peter Musembi.

Guests: Miriam Hamisi or ‘Mama Shaban’ a food kiosk owner who was recently given access to electricity, and Joseph Nganga from Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet and the special envoy for Mission 300 at the conference.