East Africa: An emerging microgrid hub

Microgrid development: The new Energizing Finance report by Sustainable Energy for All showed that in the 20 countries with the largest unelectrified populations, only 1% of all electricity investment in 2013 – 2014 went to decentralized energy solutions. Given the International Energy Agency’s prediction that more than 40% of the unelectrified population will be reached by small-scale microgrids, this lack of investment represents a critical hurdle to providing electricity to the 1.2 billion people without electricity access by 2030.

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pv magazine

07 Nov 2017

Electricity from microgrids can support new businesses in a village generating economic development. Research by TFE Consulting showed that hair salons are some of the most profitable village businesses.

A report by TFE Consulting predicted that the global microgrid market might be worth $400 billion. In their report, “Kenya: The World’s Microgrid Lab,” lead authors Sam Duby and Tobias Engelmeier estimate the Kenyan microgrid market could reach 2,000 – 3,000 microgrids by 2021, up from the 65 microgrids between 5 and 100 kW currently operating. Sustainable Energy for All …

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