By Linda Kwanjana
Malawi President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has left Malawi for Tanzania where he is expected to attend this year’s Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit.
Chakwera left the country for Tanzania via Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in the capital City Lilongwe.
Malawi Vice President Dr Michael Usi led the send off ceremony while accompanied by senior party officials, Cabinet Ministers and the general public.
According to the information which Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released, the Energy Summit will be held in Dar es Salaam, the United Republic of Tanzania, on 27th and 28th January, 2025.
The Summit will be convened by the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank.
According to the statement the meeting will bring together 13 African
Heads of State and other partners to advance the Mission 300’s initiative to scale energy access and accelerate the continent’s clean energy transition pursuant to the Dar es Salaam Energy
Declaration that will be adopted by Heads of State attending the
Summit.
During the high-level event, the President will preside over the signing of a US$300 million compact that the
World Bank Board has recently approved for Malawi’s efforts to achieve universal energy and electricity access by 2030.
“So far, since taking office in 2020, President Chakwera has increased
electricity access among Malawians from 9% to 25%, and the World Bank compact to be signed in Dar es Salaam is part of his
plan to increase that further to 70% over the next few years and generate enough electricity to power the ATM Strategy for
creating wealth,” reads the statement in part.
The president is destined to return on Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 at
09:40 Hrs.
