600M people in Africa lack access to electricity. #Mission300 is changing that.

44M lives connected. 300M by 2030.

Together, we are #PoweringAfrica. Learn more: seforall.org/programmes/m...

Nearly 600M people in Sub-Saharan Africa lack electricity. That's about half the population.

With partners like the World Bank & @afdbgroup.bsky.social, #Mission300 is closing this gap. We've already connected nearly 39M people!

See our progress: www.worldbank.org/en/programs/... #PoweringAfrica

In Chad, #Mission300 is transforming lives with #solarpower.

Health centres now operate 24/7, students study in well-lit classrooms and shopkeepers like Denis Tarlembaye are growing their incomes by up to 75%.

Learn how: tinyurl.com/2ve4umay

Tanzania's #EnergyTransition is underway!

Through workshops & partnerships, we helped:
✅Align ministries on #Mission300 electrification & #NetZero goals
✅Elevate #CleanCooking as a national priority
✅Strengthen #GreenTech investment readiness
✅Support regional power integration

When electricity is available, opportunity follows. 🇨🇮 @AlassaneOuattara, Côte d’Ivoire’s leadership can ensure power fuels growth for every community. #Mission300

How Is Mission 300 Powering Africa? Take this quick quiz to learn about a bold plan bringing electricity to millions across Africa.

Want to know how #Mission300 is #PoweringAfrica?

Learn how this Africa-led effort brings together governments, the private sector, and development partners to deliver power by taking this interesting @glblctzn.bsky.social survey.

www.globalcitizen.org/en/action/ho...

4️⃣ Africa’s transition must be people-led. #Mission300 and other plans will only work when women, youth and local communities shape them. #COP30

Read our op-ed on how to build a people centred energy future rooted in justice, not debt and extraction: www.the-star.co.ke/opinion/star...

When we talk about #Mission300, the numbers tell the story: 32 million people connected to electricity
so far and projects in motion to reach another 157 million.
 
Explore the data in the new Mission 300
Progress Portal: blogs.worldbank.org/en/africacan...
 
#PoweringAfrica

Mission 300 is the initiative by the World Bank, @afdbgroup.bsky.social w/ @seforallorg.bsky.social, @rockefellerfdn.bsky.social & @geapp.bsky.social.

The new #Mission300 Progress Portal shows how we’re working to electrify 300 million people in #Africa by 2030.

worldbank.org/en/programs/...

Zeferino Tembo used to travel nearly 32 miles to shell sunflower seeds.
Now, with access to an electricity-powered shelling machine, his business is thriving.
 
Watch how Zambia is lighting the path for an electrified Africa. #Mission300

🔗 www.seforall.org/projects/pow...

💡 ASR, SEforALL, Rockefeller Foundation, GEAPP & REA Zambia are supporting rural electrification through policy, finance & capacity building—anchored in the IFE and Mission 300.
📸 With Santos & Nutifafa in Lusaka.
🔗 bit.ly/4qxThOq

#EnergyAccess #RuralElectrification #Mission300 #Zambia #IFE

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The World Bank Group's #Mission300 is about “turning on the switch for more Africans”

💡 How can it achieve this?

By supporting countries to leapfrog to renewable systems 🐸

100% renewable systems can ensure energy access, clean jobs, and long-term economic resilience

#WBGmeetings #GasIsNotGreen

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TODAY #WBGmeetings

How can #Mission300 energy compacts move from paper to impact?

Join us to explore financing, policy, and accountability for inclusive energy access in Africa.

🗓 9.00–10.30 (DC)
📍 World Bank I Building, Room 2-250
📺 worldbank.org/en/events/20...

Nigeria Mobilizes Investment Momentum with High-Level Mission 300 Energy Forum

Today SEforAll joined the government of Nigeria and partners in Abuja to mobilize investment required for it’s #Mission300 targets, marking a critical milestone in accelerating electrification and economic progress in #Nigeria🇳🇬⚡️

🔗 www.seforall.org/news/nigeria...

Uneven Progress: Global Energy Access Gaps Persist Despite Renewable Gains Podcast Episode · Sustainability Soundbites from E+E Leader · 07/03/2025 · 7m

🎧 Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
📖 Read: www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/unev...
#EnergyAccess #Mission300 #GlobalDevelopment #EELeader

Many young Africans are locked out of opportunity by a lack of reliable electricity.

#Mission300 is changing that—pairing energy access with skills, tools & jobs.

In Zimbabwe, Jacob’s workshop now runs on clean power, training youth and sparking local enterprise.
🔗 www.seforall.org/news/unlocki...

🇲🇬 Madagascar took a key step on its #Mission300 journey with a key workshop today focused on implementing its National Energy Compact.

With support from Mission 300 partners, the event aims to align #Madagascar's priorities & accelerate clean, affordable energy access for all.

Thrilled to welcome @afdbgroup.bsky.social President Akinwumi Adesina to our London HQ!

Great exchange with @odilerenaudbasso.bsky.social on stepping up collaboration as we expand to new countries in Africa, focusing on private sector mobilisation, and supporting #Mission300 goals

SEforAll joined Mission 300 leaders from public & private sectors in London for the #Mission300 Private Sector Consultation.

Unlocking private sector investment & innovation is key to this bold initiative -to connect 300M people in Africa to electricity by 2030.

🔗 www.seforall.org/projects/pow...

World Bank’s Anna Bjerde speaks with our CEO Leslie Maasdorp about the evolving role of DFIs.

youtu.be/dbgS6YgbtIg?...

#DevelopmentFinance #PrivateCapital #Mission300 #EmergingMarkets #ImpactInvesting #AfricaDevelopment

An integrated continent?🌍 #AfDBAM2025 #TahTime

The African Development Bank's new #Mission300 initiative must involve consultation with communities across Africa, so that energy access is equitable, participatory & responsive to local needs.

#TheAfricaWeWant is built bottom-up, not top-down.

Policy recommendations for a just energy transition to build a democratic energy system. Bullet point list on a grey background with a small green and yellow illustration of a person, dollar symbol and community members.

Policy recommendations for a just energy transition towards 100% renewable energy. Bullet point list on a grey background with a small green and yellow illustration of an arrow curving from CO2 to sun and wind power.

Policy recommendations for a just energy transition: people and planet first. Bullet point list on a grey background with a small green and yellow illustration of three people inside a heart with solar and wind power icons.

This is a pivotal year for the African Development Bank & its #Mission300 initiative.

To secure African economies & communities, the AfDB must scale up grants for decentralised, sustainable renewables, and put people & the planet first.

Recommendations👇
bit.ly/BoR-25 #AfDBAM2025 #BankOnRenewables

C'est #AfricaDay aujourd'hui ! Les avancées technologiques, la numérisation, les financements et modèles commerciaux innovants créent des opportunités sans précédent, qui rendent la réalisation de l’accès universel à l'énergie plus réalisable que jamais. Faisons de #Mission300 un succès 👍

SEforALL is proud to join The World Bank , African Development Bank (AfDB), Global EnergyAlliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), The Rockerfeller Foundation, IFC & The United Nations in #Angola to advance #Mission300— a bold initiative to deliver electricity to 300M people in #Africa by 2030.

🚨 The #WorldBank may finally back #nuclear.

For the first time in 65 years, it's considering funding reactors — large, small, or life-extended ⚛️

#Sweden, #France, #Russia, & the #US support the shift.

Vote’s in June. Could 2025 break the silence? 🌍💰 #Mission300

Help shape Africa’s energy future! 🌍⚡Apply for the Mission 300 Fellowship 2025 — a paid 2-year fellowship for African professionals to drive energy reforms. Deadline: May 7 Details: wp.me/p23f03-e4U

#Mission300 #EnergyAccess #AfricaRising #PaidFellowship

Join Us Today@WorldBank #SpringMeetings #CSPF with @powershift.bsky.social @christianaiduk.bsky.social @re-course.org ,BigShift&others at 9EDT in WB I 2-220
#Mission300: the High-Stakes Gamble of Energy Transition
for a critical look at the risks and equity gaps in #energytransition plans.

Graphic invite with details of the event

🌍 #WBGMeetings Civil Society Policy Forum

Africa stands at a crossroads in its energy transition. Can #Mission300 turn on the switch for the people who need it most?

📍World Bank HQ I Building 2-220, Washington DC
🗓️ 25 April, 9-10:30am

Details in the flyer below. Livestream available on the day.

European Commission and World Bank Group Join Forces to Expand Energy Access in Africa European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and World Bank Group President Ajay Banga announced today following a meeting in Brussels their intent to align the European Commission's ‘Scaling Up...

#vonderLeyen and WB #AjayBanga announced their intent to align the Commission's #ScalingUpRenewablesinAfrica initiative with #Mission300' which aims to provide #electricity to 300 million people with some 600 million people in Africa still without access to electricity ec.europa.eu/commission/p...