0:01 With every light that turns on, a path is illuminated.
0:06" When you put some installations, like in the darkness, everybody there in the family
0:11 gets excited."
0:14 Access to electricity is opportunity.
0:17I t’s the flip of a switch that allows a business to thrive.
0:22 Relief for a worried mother.
0:25 The spark that fuels the next big idea.
0:28 And it’s the connection that’s needed to plug Africa into the global economy.
0:34 Power Africa, a U.S.
0:36 Government-led partnership, is creating that connection,
0:40 doubling access to electricity in sub Saharan Africa,
0:44 using the rich resources of the African sun, wind, streams, lakes and natural gas,
0:52i nvesting in technologies that expand the grid and reach beyond power lines.
0:58 Thanks to Power Africa, the rushing waters of a river will light a town.
1:03 Students can count on solar fields to light their path.
1:07 And the bubbling gas under an African Great Lake fuels the only floating methane extraction
1:14 plant in the world.
1:17 Power Africa brings together the greatest innovators, top companies, and countries to
1:23 spur Africa’s energy revolution.
1:26 With these partnerships, we’ve mobilized billions of dollars in investment, and broken
1:32 down barriers to speed up power projects.
1:35 Our work is shining a light on an untapped market, and investors are taking notice.
1:42 Power Africa will generate 30,000 more megawatts of electricity and electrify another 60 million
1:49 homes and businesses.
1:50 It’s ambitious, but achievable.
1:54 "There's nothing more exciting than being present when our customers turn on their lights
1:59 or their TVs."
2:00 And by teaching the next generation, Africa will lead its energy future.
2:06 "If more kids become engineers, with the necessary tools, they can transform Africa."
2:12 The future is bright.
2:15 Join us.