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UAE to provide clean energy to 100 million Africans by 2035

COP28 President-Designate Dr Sultan Al Jaber and Alain Ebobisse, CEO of Africa50, sign an MoU during the Africa Climate Summit. [Courtesy]

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) leadership has announced its ambitious goal to provide clean energy projects to benefit electricity to 100 million people across Africa by 2035.

This commitment, backed by a substantial UDS4.5 billion investment, comes in response to the pressing issue of 600 million people lacking access to clean energy within the continent.

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