In Sub-Saharan Africa, 621 million people lack access to electricity – and this number is rising. Excluding South Africa, which generates half the region's electricity, Sub-Saharan Africa uses less electricity than Spain. It would take the average Tanzanian eight years to use as much electricity as an average American consumes in a single month.
Katika mataifa ya Afrika yaliyo chini ya Sahara, watu milioni 621 wanakosa kufikia umeme – na idadi hii inaongezeka.