The African Development Bank Group today launched the Mission 300 Progress Tracker, at the African Development Bank Group’s 2026 Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
A public digital platform providing real-time data on electricity access across Africa, it offers project-level visibility into Mission 300 supported operations, enabling users to monitor implementation progress by country, including electricity connections, financing, operational status, and geographic coverage
Mission 300 is a joint initiative established to connect an additional 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030.
What the Tracker Shows
At launch, the platform recorded:
- 5.2 million people connected through active African Development Bank Mission 300 supported operations
- 74 active energy access projects across multiple African countries
- 35 million additional people are expected to gain access through the current project portfolio
- USD 9 billion approved for Mission 300 aligned operations, including USD 6 billion from African Development Bank resources
- 30 National Energy Compacts endorsed to date
The tracker is publicly accessible here.
Dr Kevin Kariuki, Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth at the African Development Bank Group, said the platform was designed to make progress visible and measurable.
“The African Development Bank Mission 300 Progress Tracker allows governments, partners, investors, and citizens to see in real time how the Bank is helping expand electricity access across Africa, and where additional effort is still needed,” he said. “Together African Development Bank and World Bank have reached over 50 million people since Mission 300 began demonstrating what is possible when financing, policy reform, and implementation are aligned around a shared goal.”
From Data to Impact
Among the projects featured on the platform is Kenya’s Last Mile Connectivity Project, which delivered new household connections benefiting over 815,756 people. In Sierra Leone, the Bo-Kenema Distribution System project provided new household connections serving approximately 195,730 people. Regional infrastructure projects are also featured. The Rusumo Falls Hydropower Project supplies electricity to Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania, while the CLSG transmission interconnector, which has reached 6,994 people in Côte d’Ivoire, has expanded electricity access across several West African countries.
By consolidating project-level results into a public platform, the tracker aims to strengthen transparency, improve monitoring, and accelerate the delivery of electricity access across the continent.