African heads of state, business leaders, and development partners will gather in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Jan. 27-28 for the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit. The summit aims to advance efforts to provide reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity to 300 million people in Africa by 2030.
“Mission 300 is an unprecedented collaboration between the African Development Bank, the World Bank Group, and other global partners,” said a spokesperson for the event. “It seeks to address Africa’s electricity access gap through new technologies and innovative financing.”
Nearly 600 million people across the continent currently lack electricity, a critical component for development and job creation. “Access to reliable energy is fundamental to transforming economies and improving lives,” the spokesperson added.
More than 1,000 participants are expected at the summit, including several African heads of state and government, with strong representation from the private sector. The event will outline Africa’s path toward universal energy access.
Two major outcomes are anticipated from the summit: the Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration, which will include commitments and actions from African governments to reform the energy sector, and the first set of National Energy Compacts. These compacts will offer country-specific blueprints with targets and timelines for energy reforms.
“Countries will present their energy compacts in phases, with the first 12 nations taking the lead,” said a senior official. “The initial group includes Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, and Zambia. Additional countries will follow in future phases.”
The partnerships and commitments made at the summit will shape Africa’s path to universal energy access. “These efforts are not just about energy, but about transforming lives and driving sustainable development and job creation across the continent,” the official concluded.
