African heads of state, business leaders, and development partners converged on Tuesday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit where they will commit to ambitious reforms and actions to expand access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity to 300 million people in Africa by 2030.
The event features the attendance of Mohamed Arkab, Algerian Minister of State and Minister of Energy, Mining, and Renewable Energies, who is representing President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
This summit, organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank (WB) in collaboration with the African Union (AU), was preceded on Monday by ministerial sessions and workshops. Its objective is to promote the “Mission 300” initiative, which aims to provide electricity access to 300 million Africans by 2030. The summit will conclude with the signing of the “Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration.”
