根据国际能源署《2014 年非洲能源展望》出版物：“东非有 2 亿多人没有电力，约占其人口的 80%。埃塞俄比亚、肯尼亚和乌干达是东非人口最多的国家，无论是有电人口还是无电人口的规模都居前列。”
According to the International Energy Agency’s Africa Energy Outlook 2014 publication, “More than 200 million people in East Africa are without electricity, around 80% of its population. Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda are among the most populous countries in East Africa and have the largest populations both with and without access to electricity.”