IEA sees sharp rise in renewables

The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects sub-Saharan Africa’s renewables capacity to grow by 73% (24.4GW) over the period 2017-22. The IEA’s Renewables 2017 report released on 4 October said deployment would be driven by new capacity needs “as a result of growing power demand and increasing electrification, coupled with supportive policies and derisking measures in various markets to address financing challenges”.