Toward access to electricity in African rural areas
Cabrera Sánchez, José
This item is only available for download by members of the University of Illinois community. Students, faculty, and staff at the U of I may log in with your NetID and password to view the item. If you are trying to access an Illinois-restricted dissertation or thesis, you can request a copy through your library's Inter-Library Loan office or purchase a copy directly from ProQuest.
Permalink
https://hdl.handle.net/2142/107280
Description
Title
Toward access to electricity in African rural areas
Author(s)
Cabrera Sánchez, José
Contributor(s)
George Gross
Issue Date
2020-05
Keyword(s)
global underserved electrical access
electrical access in Africa
electrical access in undeveloped countries
Abstract
Electricity is the mechanism that makes enter to the modern world possible and it is taken for
granted in a developed country. Although the global rate of electrification has been
increasing until 2018 when 89% of the world population had access to a reliable source of
electricity, there are still around 840 million people lacking access. The majority of them are located
in Africa and Asia; some severe cases include the Democratic Republic of Congo,
Nigeria and Pakistan with more than 50 million unserved people each. The last decade resulted in a
great advance. The share of global population with access to electricity rose from 83% in 2010 to
89 % in 2017, that in real numbers means around 920 million people got access. Particularly, the
electrification path started to accelerate in 2015 and in only two years, more people gained access
than during the previous lustrum.
Use this login method if you
don't
have an
@illinois.edu
email address.
(Oops, I do have one)
IDEALS migrated to a new platform on June 23, 2022. If you created
your account prior to this date, you will have to reset your password
using the forgot-password link below.
