Nearly 870m people still have no access to electricity, say experts
DUBAI, 2 hours, 32 minutes ago Despite the tremendous progress made in accelerating access to electricity, nearly 870 million people across the globe still lack access to electricity, said top industry heavyweights on the opening day of Middle East Energy today (May 31) in Dubai. The experts reiterated the message that more needs to be done to ensure universal energy access during Middle East Energy s Critical and Backup Power sector focus week which runs till June 2. As part of the first session of the day, Making energy accessible to all: the opportunities and challenges around off-grid power, experts Joel Sam, Head of Impact Research, Africa Green Co and David Lecoque, CEO, Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE), highlighted the necessity to provide electricity access to millions.
Middle East Energy (MEE) had begun its second virtual sector week, Transmission and Distribution, with the opening session highlighting the importance of digitalisation within energy grids to ensure ongoing reliability, efficiencies and reducing the carbo
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