(ARLINGTON, VA) — National Rural Electric Cooperative Association CEO Jo Ann Emerson welcomed U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Corker and Ranking Member Ben Cardin introducing the Electrify Africa Act.
“Electric co-ops have proudly expanded electricity access to rural communities in other countries for 50 years, and the Electrify Africa Act continues that tradition. This bill would help reach 50 million people in Africa by 2020, bringing electricity to many areas of sub-Saharan Africa for the first time,” Emerson said. “Not only will we help these men, women and children step out of subsistence living, but it also offers them a better quality of life with better healthcare, improved education, safer streets and economic growth.”
NRECA’s international affiliate—NRECA International – has been working in developing countries since 1962. Its global commitment has helped provide electricity to more than 110 million people in 43 countries.is the national service organization that represents the nation’s more than 900 private, not-for-profit, consumer-owned electric cooperatives, which provide service to 42 million people in 47 states.
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association is the national service organization that represents the nation’s more than 900 private, not-for-profit, consumer-owned electric cooperatives, which provide service to 42 million people in 47 states.