Editing Economy of Niger (section)

=====Accessibility to energy=====
Niger has insufficient access to the energy it needs. The country's energy consumption is considered one of the lowest in the world.<ref name=ProQuest466278758>{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|466278758}} |title=Niger: Energy provision |work=EIU ViewsWire |location=New York |date=11 November 2003 }}</ref> Niger's existing systems of energy consumption are also very underdeveloped to sustain energy efficiency within the state. Electricity access between urban areas such as Niamey enable 50 percent electricity service, and rural areas with 20 to 40 percent electricity service, with the lowest region at 10 percent.<ref>World Bank. 2015. ''Niger – Electricity Access Expansion Project (English)''. Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/918311468179953735/Niger-Electricity-Access-Expansion-Project {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217110849/http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/918311468179953735/Niger-Electricity-Access-Expansion-Project |date=2018-12-17 }}</ref> Other demands for electricity are met by NIGELEC, providing [[diesel generators]] and [[thermal coal]] plants to create fuel for rent.<ref name=":23">{{Cite web|url=https://energycharter.org/fileadmin/DocumentsMedia/Occasional/Niger_Energy_Sector.pdf|title=The Energy Sector of Niger: Perspectives and Opportunities|last=Gado|first=Salifou|date=2015|website=energycharter.org|access-date=2018-12-17|archive-date=2020-02-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214065325/https://www.energycharter.org/fileadmin/DocumentsMedia/Occasional/Niger_Energy_Sector.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>