Remarks by President Obama at Ubungo Symbion Power Plant

by Gary Kopycinski on July 2, 2013

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2013 – 10:58 A.M. EAT

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good morning, everybody. Please have a seat. It is wonderful to be here with President Kikwete. I want to thank everybody from Ubungo Power Plant for this visit. 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.