05/18/2009
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"One of the things, Mr. President, that I learned around the business roundtable is: if we are going to electrify Africa, we've got to do it with more speed."
"We are here today to focus on one of the biggest hurdles to Africa's economic development: the fact that nearly 70 percent of Africans lack access to electricity."
"I believe that the purpose of development should be to build capacity and to help other countries actually stand on their own feet."
"This is a win-win."