More than half of the African nations gathered in Dalse Salam, a large seaside city in Tanzania, and committed to the largest spending on power generation in African history.
World Banks and African Development Bank are pledging at least $ 35 billion to expand their power throughout the continent, which has not yet yet had. About half of the money is directed to the “minigld” of the sun, which is useful for individual communities. Loans fall below the market. This is an important provision because global lenders are usually high -risk and much higher interest rates in Africa.
In an interview, AJAY BANGA, the President of the World Bank, has issued an initiative in cleaning as economic development is social stability and basic human rights. “Without electricity, you can't get work, health care, and skills,” he said. He said that the success of electrification was “all the foundation.”
The summit's promise is to win half of the untrained people in Africa in just six years. It is 5 million a month on average. Banga stated that the World Bank itself had not yet passed a million marks.
Despite the unusually strong political will, many people, especially in Africa's in trouble, have expressed deep skepticism. In fact, some people pointed out that they don't need to look farther than the host country, Tanzania, to find a warning story.
Recently, the Tanzania shop, the world's largest developer of Solar Minigrids, based in Colorado, has argued that it will be sold at the same price as a powerful power company operated by the government. 。
Husk said that he could not make money at that price, he sold his assets and hurriedly lost and spent his money. Some are left as they are, but they have been abolished. Others are dismantled and sold for spare parts.
Despite the fact that Tanzania arrived there in 2015, it seemed to be an ideal market for the shell, but John Magfuri, a new president at the time, built a road. And both the suppression of corruption and the nickname “bulldozer” were acquired. Only one -third of the Tanzanians were connected to the grid.
The departure of HUSK was irritated by thousands of people, as we did not pay for Husk's higher price. Among them, Mowajuma Mohamed and her family are located in Matipyli. MatiPuiri is temporarily gaining power from about 200 houses and companies now from the dusty mini -grudes.
“When we got electricity, we suddenly seemed to be an ordinary person,” she said. She said she first bought a TV. I feel like I wasted money. “
Tanzania's Minister of Energy Doto Biteko said that in an interview without naming Husk, some Migrid operators had artificially charged high prices, which brought inflation. “We are not struggling with anyone,” he said. “But deciding something rational is the role of the government.”
The lender is trying to work on this problem from the front. This week, the loan from the World Bank and African Development Bank is often the overhaul of regulatory authorities that private power providers can compete more freely with the state -owned utility. Tanzania is one of the 12 countries signed such a “compact” at the Summit Conference. In the next few months, another 18 will be expected.
In addition to solar mini -grids, almost equal amounts are to expand traditional existing power grids mainly supplied by hydroelectric and fossil fuels.
However, the main possibilities of the mission are the driving costs to build solar power, driven by the fierce growth of China as a producer of inexpensive and high -quality solar panels. Not only does solar power become an affordable price, it takes a much shorter time to develop than the construction of dams and power plants, and it has the advantage of not releasing greenhouse gases.
“It's technology and price. That's why it's finally happening,” said Radi Shah, who led the Rockefeller Foundation, which invests tens of millions of dollars in the renewable energy project in developing countries. 。 “The reason why almost 30 chiefs in the state are here is the fastest and most cost method to prevent the instability to create employment and grow in their country. I think it is.
After closing MatiPuiri's mini -grudo, Paul, who carries power from Tanesco, a state -owned utility, has arrived in the village. However, they say only one -quarter of many people, and their services are inferior. As with all of the dozens of power companies in Africa, Tanzania runs due to sudden losses and lack of maintenance, leading to frequent and long power outages.
“With HUSK, I bought a package at the set price and used a lot of power like us, so people like me started doing business.” Gesenda Mwise Gesenda, the chairman of the village who uses TANESCO connection to refrigerate the drinks to be refrigerated. “Tanesco actually costs the same amount of power tripled, which is reduced or reduced for a few days, or for hours.”
Experience at MATIPWILI explains why the lender is more and more supported by electrified electrification. “We are looking here in many places where the grid is not present, and expanding it is useful for end users at least compared to the sun mine. Ashubin said. Deial leads the power and climate program of the Rockefeller Foundation.
The government clarifies that the government cannot solve the problem with money alone, and that the change in regulations may be more than $ 35 billion this week. It is said that it is.
Banga said he attended the climate and energy summit held in Kenya last year and met a group of African leaders. “I told them,” Yeah, do you want to be in your job for more years? You have to promise the quality of work and life. I can help you. But you need to step up to the plate.
Multi -country funds are not only concerned about the aid, but are not guaranteed 100 %. The new administration of Washington, which is openly hostile to both renewable energy and foreign aid, is that the World Bank is the largest contribution of the World Bank and holds a large number of people who operate institutions. Just caused the world bank's uncertainty about the core funds. For now, banks have sufficient money in the development aid pot to provide funds to the electrified missions to make the decision of the last minute by the retirement Biden administration.
Mr. Banga was cautious about the possibility of achieving a bank's electrification target in such a short period of time, but hopes that the investment in Dalse Salaam will have private equity, Sobrainwels Fund, and local banks. He said he was there.
“It's a huge mountain to climb. Husk's highest marketing manager, William Brent, states:” Husk builds one mini grid a day, but it's in the industry. Even if you add more than 10 shells.
Husk has built 70 mini -thirids in Nigeria. There, we found a receptive regulatory environment. And on Monday, he said he would enter the Democratic Republic of Congo this year.
However, the lender and the president rubbed his shoulders in Dalse Salam, but the Congo also provided something reminiscent of the progress of progress. The anti -government forces supported by Rwanda visited the city sesame in Congo on Monday. There, some of the same fund providers supporting the new initiative supported the minigurd project.
The city has fallen, and the government has accumulated commitment and debt. Loans know that the investment in African infrastructure is very limited and is still occurring in the same fundamental problems that have blocked many countries.
However, the shortage of electricity is more than just the resistance of the economy. It is a drug that more than 90 % of people do not have electricity in the world they do.
That doesn't mean the Internet, the speakers that play music, the cold beer from the refrigerator, and the children do homework.
When Husk came to MatiPuiri, eight mothers, Mashabui (45 years old), were excited by one of their highest grades in the village junior high school. She imagined she studying late at night.
Since they lost their power access, their daughter fell to third place. Ali currently rents a small rooftop solar panel for about 20 cents per day, but the light provided is dim, does not keep the battery and does not work on cloudy days. Her children sleep immediately after the sun sinks. And she puts her dream aside on how to support them with just a little power.
“My plan was to open an ice cream business,” said Ali, sitting outside the house surrounded by his family. It's already dark, and one outdoor bulb equipped with a rental panel has begun to flicker. “What should I say?
