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Energy Facts

8 out of 10

people in sub-Saharan Africa
heat their homes and cook
food using open fires.1 This
creates toxic fumes that cause
nearly 600,000 deaths a year.2

Only
about
35%

of primary schools in sub-Saharan
Africa have electricity.3

NEARLY
HALF

of African businesses say that lack
of access to reliable power affects
their operations and growth.4

1. International Energy Agency, "World Energy Outlook," 2013. 2. International Energy Agency, "World Energy Outlook 2014 Factsheet - Energy in sub-Saharan Africa today," 2014.
3. Practical Action, "Poor People's Energy Outlook," 2013. 4. World Bank, "World Bank Business Enterprise Surveys," 2011.

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