Zambia: Over One Million Zambians to Be Connected to Electricity By 2030 Under New Energy Access Project

Lusaka — The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a $200 million International Development Association (IDA)* grant for the 13th phase of the Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation (ASCENT) Program which is set to provide reliable and sustainable energy services to more than one million beneficiaries in Zambia within the next five years.

The ASCENT Zambia project not only focuses on connecting Zambians living in remote and underserved communities, it also…