The world is hungrier than ever for energy.  Key takeaways We don’t have a good grasp on how many people live without electricity. Official estimates place the number of people without power at 730 million, but a 2024 satellite study suggests the actual figure is closer to 1.18 billion — roughly one in seven people on Earth. Plus, global efforts to connect people to electricity have stalled since 2020. The vast majority of those without electricity live in Sub-Saharan Africa. Energy poverty exists even within countries with robust grids because political power is not evenl...

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