Innovation

Keeping the lights on

How storage is an enabler for African off-grid solar.

02 June 2017

About half of the 1.2 billion people who lack access to electricity globally are in Africa, with the African Development Bank (AfDB) saying as much as 620 million people on the continent lack power.

In response to this, and the evident inability of grid power to reach rural populations, off-grid solar has established itself as the solution. The `Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report 2016’ from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) says there are now more than 100 companies selling solar lanterns and home system kits on the continent.

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