Although it has 8 percent of the global population, Africa ranks the lowest in terms of per capita electricity access hence experts are calling for a sustainable strategy to manage energy transition across the continent.
Speaking at a webinar organised by The Energy Intelligence, a Lagos based energy media consultancy, Hannah Kabir, CEO, Creeds Energy Ltd said the lack of access to energy has made businesses resort to “using backup fuel generators which are estimated at about 15 gigawatt capacity with high socioeconomic cost across households, businesses, and communities...for further reading, click on https://businessday.ng/energy/power/article/africa-needs-a-strategy-for-successful-energy-transition-experts/
Source: BusinessDay Newspaper Sept 1, 2020.