e_Parliament, Ol Tukai
Lodge, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, 17-19 November 2006
Energy access and poverty in Africa
¥Population > 800 million, 80% live in
Subsaharan
Africa
¥50%
African people live in rural area
¥500
millions African people don't have
Access to
electricity representing 64% of the population¥340
million African live with less than
$1
per day
¥Lack
of economical activities in rural area is increasing the poverty
especially for youth.