Eli5: Why is it so difficult for third-world countries to provide stable electricity to their citizens despite the technology being so abundant?

Question

The technology is readily available, people will pay to have access to it. Yet, a lot of people still don’t have this technology made available to them.

In: Economics

Answer 1

Building and maintaining infrastructure does not generate profit. It’s a money sink.

Those with the wealth to do it aren’t willing to throw the money away for something that, at best, will barely break even on maintenance costs