By Lily Kampani
Lilongwe, January 27, Mana: President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has emphasized that the government will seek to make energy more accessible in the country by increasing from 25 per cent to 75 per cent by 2030.
The President made the remarks in Lilongwe on Monday at the Kamuzu International Airport before he left for Tanzania to attend the Mission 300 Energy summit.
“The World Bank and the African Development Bank (ADB) have been real close friends in terms of helping us realize our energy goals.
“I am going to attend this meeting for us to kickstart this huge project concerning the whole continent including Malawi,” he said.
Chakwera added that he believes that issues of food security, jobs and wealth creation in line with agricultural productivity, urbanization and industrialization will be realized because of such projects.
“We need to realize that with all the vision that we have, energy is an enabler, therefore it needs to be readily available,” Chakwera emphasized.
The President will leave today the 27th and return on the 29th of January through Kamuzu International Airport at 09:40 am.
