World Bank expands support to electrify rural Eswatini

THE Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation (ASCENT) project in Eswatini, a country in southern Africa, is aiming to provide universal energy access by 2030.

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The project, financed by the World Bank, will help reach the remaining 12 per cent of the population with electricity, ensuring households in remote and disadvantaged areas benefit from improved access to energy and greater economic opportunities.

“This initiative is about the people of Eswatini, ensuring that every Liswati has access to electricity. Eswatini remains committed to universal energy access, as reaffirmed in our endorsement of the Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration at the recent Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit,” says Eswatini’s Deputy Prime Minister, Thulisile Dladla.