DBSA hosts African delegates as govt drives energy investment mission

With the African continent being home to the majority of the 700-million people worldwide with no access to electricity and clean cooking technology, energy investment in the region is deemed imperative for industrialisation and universal access to electricity, the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has said. The bank hosted delegates from various African countries at the Continental Energy Investment Forum, in Johannesburg, on July 15, during which it pointed out that about 43% of Africa’s population lacks access to reliable electricity.