Featured in Further upstream – 10-2024

Bridging Africa’s energy access gap

Africa is a continent with a forward-looking mentality and great strides have been made over the past 50 years, says Anthony Osijo, CEO of solar home systems provider Bboxx. Osijo explains how a decentralized approach to grids and generation can address major challenges facing the continent, with access to energy chief among them.
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Off-grid solar, rather than centralized infrastructure, is the solution to bring electricity to all of Africa, argues Anthony Osijo. | Photo: Bboxx

 Today, 600 million people worldwide still lack reliable electricity. Unreliable electricity – or worse, none at all – makes it difficult to operate businesses, power life-saving healthcare facilities, or keep the lights on for studying after dark.Could you imagine going even a single day without electricity? No phone, no lights, no heating or air conditioning, …

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