Gambia receive report on electricity access

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The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MOPE) with other stakeholders in the energy sector has yesterday received report from the World Bank on electricity access in the Sub-Saharan African.



The book dissemination was held at the MOPE, alongside Busubi turntable highway.

Speaking during the dissemination, Hon. Fafa Sanyang, the minister MOPE explained that as key stakeholders in the energy sector, they deemed it necessary to invite stakeholders at all time to share valuable information or knowledge on energy.

He said that electricity or energy is utilized in every socioeconomic activity of a society, adding that it can therefore be one of the central pillars in the industrialization and economic advancement of a country.
                                                       
“The report has comprehensively analyzed critical issues of electricity access and its implication for economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa. The report is a body of knowledge with vital information on electricity access including great lessons from countries with success stories around the world,” he stated.

He lamented that the report has focused on Sub-Saharan Africa, which has the lowest rate of electricity access among all the regions in the world. He added that it is worthy to note that the report highlights pertinent issues of electricity access and its importance to economic progress, and explains how other countries successfully achieved universal access to electricity.

Elene Imadze, The Gambia World Bank representative applaud the minister for revealing that it’s part of his government’s strategic in the national development plan to solve electricity problem in the country. “Today the active energy portfolio of The Gambia emerges to 175 million.”
She added that the effort of government’s commitment to ensure universal access to electricity by 2015 is huge efforts and that would require strong planning and leadership.

In his presentation, Dr. Moussa P. Blimpo senior economist, office of the chief economist, Africa Region indicated plans that Africa can look into and solve our electricity problem.  

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