Burundi has signed a $1.4 billion, 25-year public-private partnership with Weza Power to expand electricity distribution and improve access for approximately 8 million people by 2030. Signed in October 2026, the agreement aims to address the country’s low electrification rate through private investment and development finance. It provides for the construction or upgrading of 52,000 kilometres of distribution lines and more than 1.2 million new household and business connections. Weza Power, developed by Anzana Electric Group, will operate the distribution network across roughly half the country. The state-owned utility REGIDESO will...