Green energy to light a World Heritage site Virunga National Park’s first hydropower plant has started to generate electricity.
Most residents in the area currently rely on dirty and, News Archives, and enhance prosperity. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has launched this global initiative to mobilise all stakeholders to take concrete action toward three critical objectives to be achieved by 2030:
(1) ensuring universal access to modern energy services;
(2) doubling the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency; et
(3) doubling the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.
Énergie durable pour tous | Global Action Agenda | PDF