Electricity is a cornerstone of modern civilization and plays a pivotal role in powering homes, communication, businesses, industries, infrastructure, etc
67% of the developing world still goes without household electricity
5. Central African Republic
The Central African Republic has an electricity shortage with only 10.8% accessibility, primarily due to frequent rebellions and military coups, leading to economic crises
4. Malawi and Liberia
Electricity is accessible to just 9.8% of the population in Malawi and Liberia
3. Burundi
Just 6.5%population of Burundi has access to electricity. Although 90% of its total population lives in rural areas
2. Chad
Due to a shortage of infrastructure to supply rural electricity, only 6.4% population of Chad has access to the energy commodity
1. South Sudan
Only 5.1% population of South Sudan enjoys access to electricity
India’s Scenario
India has made a commendable effort in household electrification as nearly 97% of Indian households are electrified. (India Residential Energy Consumption Survey, 2020)