Centre for Energy (CEII)
CEII is a multi-disciplinary hub for energy knowledge, investment and innovation, working with experts, governments and industry across Africa and the world. At CEII, we are focused on accelerating energy sustainability, innovation, and investment to champion global development.
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Leadership
Founder and Chairman, Centre for Energy Investment and Innovation
We’re creating a conducive environment for innovation, investment, and knowledge sharing, significantly contributing to the growth and development of the energy industry.
Grema Sulaiman is a prominent African energy industry leader and the Founder and Chairman of the Centre for Energy Investment and Innovation. He architects high-level frameworks that bridge international capital, state policy and localised energy infrastructure across sub-Saharan Africa’s evolving power landscape.
Newsroom
Energy terminal
Benchmark prices, currencies, European power markets, production league tables and energy profiles for 217 economies, with the CEII Desk’s reporting alongside. Every figure is cited to its publisher.
Energy transition
Commitment, 2015
1.5°C Temperature limit countries pursue efforts towards
Commitment, 2023
3× Global renewable capacity by 2030
Commitment, 2015
2030 Target year for universal energy access
Plan, 2022
2060 Net-zero target year for the energy system
Commitment, 2021
20% Unconditional cut below business as usual by 2030
Law, 2021
18 Nov 2021 Signed into law
Law, 2023
June 2023 Signed into law by President Bola Tinubu
Programme, 2021
2021–2030 Declared Decade of Gas
Compact, 2025
300m Africans to be connected by 2030 under Mission 300
CEII initiative, 2025
CEII Initiative led by the Centre
Data
Access to electricity by world region, % of population, since 2000
| Year | World | North America | Latin America & Caribbean | Europe & Central Asia | South Asia | East Asia & Pacific | Middle East & North Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 91.9% | 100.0% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 99.8% | 98.6% | 96.8% | 55.1% |
| 2023 | 91.6% | 100.0% | 98.4% | 100.0% | 99.4% | 98.4% | 96.4% | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 91.3% | 100.0% | 98.6% | 100.0% | 99.1% | 98.2% | 95.9% | 51.5% |
| 2021 | 91.3% | 100.0% | 98.3% | 100.0% | 99.4% | 98.2% | 96.4% | 50.7% |
| 2020 | 90.4% | 100.0% | 98.1% | 100.0% | 96.4% | 97.8% | 96.3% | 48.5% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | 100.0% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 95.5% | 97.9% | 96.0% | 47.2% |
| 2018 | 89.8% | 100.0% | 97.8% | 100.0% | 94.8% | 97.7% | 95.0% | 46.4% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | 100.0% | 97.7% | 100.0% | 91.4% | 97.7% | 96.0% | 43.8% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | 100.0% | 97.5% | 99.8% | 88.3% | 97.0% | 95.2% | 43.8% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | 100.0% | 97.3% | 99.2% | 86.5% | 97.0% | 93.4% | 39.2% |
| 2014 | 86.2% | 100.0% | 97.1% | 99.9% | 82.8% | 96.6% | 94.0% | 38.4% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | 100.0% | 96.9% | 99.8% | 80.8% | 96.5% | 93.1% | 38.0% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | 100.0% | 96.6% | 99.8% | 78.4% | 96.2% | 91.9% | 36.8% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | 100.0% | 96.2% | 99.7% | 77.3% | 96.0% | 90.8% | 35.9% |
| 2010 | 83.5% | 100.0% | 95.9% | 99.7% | 74.1% | 95.5% | 90.6% | 33.3% |
| 2009 | 82.9% | 100.0% | 95.4% | 99.5% | 73.0% | 95.0% | 88.7% | 32.6% |
| 2008 | 82.7% | 100.0% | 95.2% | 99.4% | 71.8% | 95.2% | 88.1% | 32.4% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | 100.0% | 94.5% | 99.4% | 69.3% | 94.7% | 87.2% | 32.5% |
| 2006 | 81.4% | 100.0% | 94.3% | 99.3% | 65.9% | 94.6% | 87.7% | 31.2% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | 100.0% | 93.5% | 99.3% | 65.9% | 93.6% | 86.0% | 29.4% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | 100.0% | 93.2% | 99.2% | 61.5% | 94.0% | 85.0% | 29.4% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | 100.0% | 92.7% | 99.2% | 62.3% | 93.2% | 84.6% | 29.6% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | 100.0% | 92.7% | 99.2% | 59.4% | 93.0% | 83.6% | 27.3% |
| 2001 | 78.7% | 100.0% | 92.3% | 99.2% | 58.3% | 92.5% | 83.3% | 26.2% |
| 2000 | 78.2% | 100.0% | 91.7% | 99.1% | 56.8% | 92.1% | 82.6% | 25.7% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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