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Burundi to Expand Power Grid From 2025 With $1.4 Billion Boost
- US agencies, World Bank, IFC contribute funds for grid growth
- Weza to roll out 20,000 kilometers of power lines by 2030
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Burundi, where about 10% of the population has access to electricity, will see the expansion of its power-distribution grid from next year, boosted by $1.4 billion of funding from international agencies.
The landlocked nation’s government has entered a partnership with Weza Power, a unit of Anzana Electric Group, to extend its grid nationally, and plans to give about 300,000 people in four rural regions access to power next year, growing this to 9 million people by 2030, Anzana Chief Executive Officer Brian Kelly said.