Guinea has joined sixteen other African nations in committing to a continent-wide initiative to expand access to electricity, aiming to reach 300 million people by 2030.
The announcement was made on September 24, 2025, as part of the World Bank Group and African Development Bank Group-led “Mission 300” program.
President Mamadi Doumbouya confirmed Guinea’s participation, pledging that the country will “guarantee, by 2030, universal access to reliable, clean, and affordable electricity, while ensuring sufficient capacity to support national industrialization, particularly mining, through a transparent and constructive partnership with the private sector.”
Since its launch in Washington on April 17, 2024, Mission 300 has already provided electricity to 30 million people, with projections suggesting that over 100 million more will benefit in the near future.
President Sidi Ould Tah of the African Development Bank Group emphasized the transformative impact of reliable energy, stating: “Reliable and affordable energy is the fastest way to boost the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises, the agribusiness sector, digital work, and value-added manufacturing. Providing electricity to a young entrepreneur is giving them the opportunity to develop an income-generating activity.”
Guinea’s commitment underscores a broader regional drive to address chronic energy shortages, enhance industrial capacity, and foster economic growth. By prioritizing private sector partnerships, Doumbouya aims to modernize the country’s power infrastructure while ensuring transparency and sustainability in implementation.
The initiative represents a critical step toward bridging Africa’s electricity gap, improving living standards, and creating new opportunities for business development, particularly in industrial and mining sectors.
As the Mission 300 program progresses, Guinea’s energy landscape is poised for a major transformation over the next five years, promising cleaner, more reliable, and widely accessible electricity for its citizens.
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