Across Congo, electrification in urban areas reaches less than 40 percent of homes, while in rural zones, it is less than one home in 10.
In a recent interview in the Depeches de Brazzaville, the capital's sole daily newspaper, Energy Minister Emile Ouosso said the goal was to reach 50 percent by 2030.
A group close to the Catholic church, the Justice and Peace Commission, has been running an"electricity for all" campaign, focussing especially on villages in the orbit of Pointe-Noire. The group's deputy coordinator, Brice Makosso, said the government has declared a budget surplus of 700 billion CFA francs for 2022.
Just a small amount of this could hook villages up to the grid, he said, pointing to duties that oil companies in the area paid to the government.
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