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MWITA-AF-2026-018 · Evidence B · P2

The African Development Bank reported in November 2025 that 29 countries had developed Mission 300 national energy compacts; Comoros, The Gambia, Guinea, and Lesotho presented roadmaps at the Africa Investment Forum.

What this does not establish

The program's 300-million-by-2030 goal is not a forecast or achieved connection count.

Counterevidence & uncertainty

Compacts may differ in funding, regulatory readiness, grid/off-grid mix, delivery capacity, and additionality.

What would change the reading

Promote only country projects with signed finance, procurement, commissioning, verified new connections, service quality, and affordability data.

Primary routes

  1. AF-S018https://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/press-releases/africa-investment-forum-hosts-first-mission-300-day-accelerating-push-universal-electricity-access-88911Open source record →

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