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More Than 1 Billion People Live Without Electricity. Here's How We Turn Their Lights On

Todd Moss Center For Global Development
Mimi Alemayehou Managing Director At The Black Rhino Group
May 05, 2016

5 Recommendations to Make Modern Energy Access Meaningful for People and Prosperity

Energy is fundamental to modern life, but 1.3 billion people around the world live without access to “modern electricity.” But what does that mean exactly? The current definition is a mere 100 kilowatt-hours kWh per person per year for urban areas — or enough to power a single lightbulb for five hours per day and keep a mobile phone charged — and half as much in rural areas.
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