Banjul, The Gambia - March 26, 2019:High prices and lack of appropriate infrastructure are the main barriers to electricity access in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a report presented on Wednesday in Banjul by Moussa Blimpo, a World Bank Senior Economist, co-author of the book, with Malcom Cosgrove-Davies a former Energy Practice manager at the same institution, retired in April 2018.
According to Fafa Sanyang, Gambia Minister for Petroleum and Energy who chaired the presentation, "the Electricity Access in Sub-Saharan Africa: Uptake, Reliability, and Complementary Factors for Economic Impact report is a body of knowledge with vital information on electricity access including great lessons from countries with success stories around the world."
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