Seventy percent of the population of sub-Saharan Africa lives “off the grid”, with no easy access to electricity. Without a reliable power grid, individuals and families rely on kerosene, candles and batteries to shed light on their studies and all other daily activities. Here, in addition to struggling with inadequate power supplies, over 600 million people are unable to access the benefits of current technology and are therefore held back from participating in the growth…
Rural Africa’s solar energy success story
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