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Electrification Alone Will Not End Energy Poverty

Electrification Alone Will Not End Energy Poverty

Mozel Chimuka, AfricaWorks, AgoraVillage | 15 May 2026 — A nation can wire its cities, string poles along its highways, and declare an access milestone and still leave its poorest citizens no better off. Zambia's national electricity access rate reached 51% in 2023, a figure that masks a rural reality of under 20% coverage and a subsidy structure so inverted that it transfers the bulk of its benefits upward, not downward, through the income ladder. The World Bank’s Zambia Economic Update 2026 pu…

15 MAY 2026 : 09:15PM

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