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Building a resilient system
Africa is the second largest continent in the world, with the majority of its people surviving every day with little or no access to electricity – 50% of the 1.2bn people lacking access to electricity globally are in Africa, earning less than $2/d and living in remote locations where conventional grid extension makes little economic sense. Tackling energy poverty is the key to ensuring Africa’s economic development, writes Hafiz Bello MSc, BSc Doctoral Researcher – Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, on behalf of the EI Nigeria branch.
Article details
Region: Africa
Subjects: Policy and Governance, Research and development, Economics, business and commerce, Fuel poverty, Environmental policy
