USAID Awards Tetra Tech Additional $84 Million to Expand Power Africa Program

PASADENA, CA - Tetra Tech Inc. announced Thursday that the United States Agency for International Development awarded the Pasadena company an additional $84 million to its current $64 million contract under the U.S. government-led Power Africa partnership.

Power Africa, launched by President Barack Obama in 2013, aims to connect the African population to the electricity grid and provide access to those who live beyond the grid.

Two out of three people in sub-Saharan Africa do not have access to power, according to according to Tetra Tech.

Electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa will be expanded to 60 million homes and businesses by adding more than 30,000 megawatts of cleaner, more efficient electricity generation capacity by the year 2030, according to the company.

"The Tetra Tech team is tracking a pipeline of more than 140 active energy transactions at various stages of development, representing more than 20,000 MW of potential generation capacity in sub-Saharan Africa," said Tetra Tech Chairman and CEO Dan Batrack. "We look forward to continuing to support USAID to reach Power Africa's goal of doubling access to electricity in sub- Saharan Africa."

The consulting and engineering services firm's 16,000 staff worldwide support commercial and government clients focused on water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy and international development.

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