EAST AFRICA PUSHES AHEAD WITH SOLAR POWER ROUTE TO RURAL PROSPERITY
October 1st, 2019
Despite having high solar radiation with between 2,800 and 3,500 hours of sunshine in a year (when there are 8,760 hours for each non-leap year), the solar energy potential in East Africa is yet to be fully exploited.
But in this region, it is not fossil fuels that dominate. Biomass and hydropower remain the largest single source of energy powering up homes and companies across Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.
According to the World Bank by 2017, the combined population of the four countries stood at 162 million people, the majority of whom still lack access ...
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