Today there are 1.3 billion people across the globe without access to electricity and 2.7 billion people who do not have clean cooking facilities. The problem is spread across the developing world, but it is particularly severe in sub-Saharan Africa and developing Asia, which together account for 95% of people in energy poverty.
Without targeted global action, the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that in 2035 there will still be one billion people without access to electricity and 2.7 billion without access to clean cooking fuels.
For further information, download the WCA’s latest report “Coal – Energy for Sustainable Development“
One Comment
Posted June 5, 2012 at 11:33 am | Permalink
Thanks a lot for posting this informative blog post. Developing Nations like India and China now need to improve their Energy Management in their nations as far as Electricity is concerned. Coal Energy over here needs to be utilized fully as much as possible.