2024-02-21
Electricity is something most of us in Europe take for granted. When we flick on the light switch, we expect the room to be illuminated. But this is not a reality everywhere in the world.
Nearly 1.3 billion people in Sub- Saharan Africa and developing Asia do not have access to electricity, according to the International Energy Agency. That’s one out of every five people on Earth.
Living without electricity makes daily tasks that we take for granted impossible or extremely difficult. Without generated light, activities like studying, shopping and farming must be undertaken during the limited hours of sunlight.
Giving these people access to energy could transform their lives. Electricity reduces poverty, improves health, increases productivity and improves standards of living. Electricity can also power tools that make daily living more environmentally friendly. Electricity for cooking alleviates the risk from cooking with solid fuels, which is estimated by the World Health Organization to cause over four million premature deaths each year.
Business solutions The problem is that these areas simply do not have the grids to bring power to the people.
