Nearly 600 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa still live without electricity. Without it, that means hospitals can't operate effectively, modern agriculture cannot feed communities, and steady work is out of reach.
Mission 300 aims to connect 300 million people to energy access by 2030.
Household electricity access improves family welfare. It lights up homes. It connects people to information and cooking is safer and easier. For communities, electricity keeps hospital lights on and medicine cold. It connects students to the internet and training programs. It powers irrigation systems, commercial farming, and processing plants. It builds digital networks and fuels the industries that create jobs. In partnership, the World Bank Group aims to connect 250 million people to electricity, and the African Development Bank Group aims to connect 50 million people by 2030. Mission 300 is a key to expanding electricity access across Sub-Saharan Africa. By prioritizing scalable solutions today, Mission 300 catalyzes job creation and economic transformation, while building systems that can be extended to the hardest-to-reach communities in the future.
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Energy Creates Jobs
Energy Is Creating Jobs
Power Sparks Change
Power Sparks Change
Reliable energy can be a powerful catalyst for change. It attracts new businesses, improves safety, and gives young people real pathways to decent jobs.
As part of Mission 300, the Gambia River Basin Development Organization Interconnection Project is expanding Guinea’s ability to trade electricity across borders. Hydropower from the Kaleta and Souapiti plants now supplies clean energy at home and exports 1,174 GWh each year to Senegal, The Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau.
Investments in grid modernization, pre-paid meters and informal connections are also strengthening the system, with commercial losses in Guinea’s electricity network projected to fall from 40% in 2025 to 20% by 2030, helping ensure power reaches more households and businesses reliably.
Learn more about Guinea's electricity surge
Electricity Unlocks Opportunity
Electricity Unlocks Opportunity
Learn more about Malawi’s Electricity Access
We're already on our way
Why mission 300 different from every other energy initiative?
Partners and a plan.
That’s how we’ll meet our goal.
Our Plan
Government leadership and reforms
Government leadership and reforms
Investment alone will not close Africa’s energy access gap. Strong political leadership and targeted reforms are essential to modernize energy systems and make Mission 300 successful. That’s why we are supporting governments to launch National Energy Compacts, which set out clear plans to expand electricity while advancing critical reforms across the energy value chain.
Mobilizing the private sector
Mobilizing the Private Sector
Through the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the World Bank Group brings decades of experience working with the private sector in emerging markets. IFC and MIGA are working with Mission 300 to help turn early investment into lasting markets by reducing risk, building confidence, and attracting capital to energy projects that might not otherwise move forward. This approach has helped expand energy access, create jobs, and support long-term economic growth across regions.
Scale up development partner support
Scale up development partner support
Who we partner with
Leading the way with National Energy Compacts
Governments
Leading the way with National Energy Compacts
Expand energy infrastructure at competitive costs
Leverage the benefits of regional power integration
Scale up distributed renewable energy solutions and clean cooking solutions
Foster greater private sector participation
Explore our National Energy Compacts
Driving innovation and scale
Private Sector
Driving innovation and scale
De-risking Investment
Unlocking New Markets
Accelerating Technology Adoption
Expanding Access Through Partnerships
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Building capacity and reach
Development Partners
Building capacity and reach
Financial Resources
De-risking and Market Creation
Technical Expertise
(Em)powering communities and industries across Africa
Between 2016 and 2024, Mexico created eight million jobs (with two-thirds being formal), and poverty rates declined by over 42%.
Since 2020, Viet Nam has increased non-agricultural jobs by more than 40% and cut poverty by more than 50%.
In the last two decades, Bangladesh has created more than 2 million jobs per year and reduced poverty by 80%.
At a glance
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