INFOGRAPHIC: Moving Africa forward with solar
12 September 2017 |
9:15 am
Africa has huge power needs and is making big steps towards meeting growing demands with solar energy.
Africa has huge power needs and is making big steps towards meeting growing demands with solar energy. Africa’s sunshine positions it to command a staggering 40% of the world’s solar power generating potential, compared to Asia at 25% and North America at 11%, and Europe at 2%. Growth in solar power generating capacity has increased 10 times over the last four years, and venture capital investment is also up by 10-fold.
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