Browsing: Africa’s Role in Sustainable Energy

• Africa possesses huge renewable energy potential, including 60% of the world’s best solar resources.
• There is 1,300GW of wind energy potential in the sub-Saharan region, and a capacity to produce 5,000 megatonnes of hydrogen annually.
• However, to realize this potential, Africa must invest in infrastructure development, and build effective grid systems.
• Africa must establish robust energy storage facilities, and create favorable policy and regulatory frameworks.

Of the nearly 1.5 billion people living on this continent, how many of us know just how blessed Africa is with renewable energy resources? How many of us know that Africa has the potential to play a pivotal role in the global transition to a more sustainable energy future?

The fact is that this continent has abundant renewable energy potential. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), Africa is home to 60 percent of the best solar resources globally, the sub-Saharan region alone has 1,300GW …