The pace of new grid connections is Africa rebounded, approaching the levels seen before the pandemic.
Although it seems Africa has more potential, Asia is leading the race with renewables in its electricity mix reaching 27% in 2023.
Part of Asia’s lead in sustainable energy could be due to the solar capacity in Vietnam skyrocketing by about 18,380% from 2018 to 2022.
Globally, policies on access to electricity are improving, as are measures to expand access to clean cooking solutions, which more than 2 billion people currently lack around the world.
According to IEA analysis, policies have recently improved in countries that represent more than 30% of the population without electricity or clean cooking access.
Although accessible energy is slowly getting back on track, a food for thought is what would the data look like if the pandemic hadn’t happened?
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