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Connect the 655 million people who still have no electricity
World
Tracking SDG7 2026: 655 million people still lack electricity, more than 560 million of them in Sub-Saharan Africa. Electrification has to roughly triple in pace to reach universal access by 2030.
Sources
Facts as of 26 Oct 2026 · source dated 2026-06 · updated 2 days ago