Emergency solutions remain default option for hard-pressed sub-Saharan African consumers


Issue 222 - 16 Dec 2011 | 3 minute read

Industry optimists may argue that investment commitments are rising, along with the number of opportunities to buy into long-term generation, transmission and distribution schemes. But much of the running in supplying power to fast-growing sub-Saharan economies – and their electricity-poor populations – is still being made by providers of temporary solutions. Below, African Energy provides an indicative listing of recent emergency, standby and distributed projects in a variety of sub-Saharan economies

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