EU FUNDS INNOVATIVE RURAL AFRICA ELECTRICITY PROJECTS
July 5th, 2014
Time was when energy projects funded by developed world institutions in poorer jurisdictions tended to be large – major power plants and large infrastructure projects. And while these have certainly had benefits, the value of smaller smarter investments in rural areas is increasingly appreciated. The European Commission on April 1 announced it would spend Euro EUR95 million on the EU’s new rural electrification programme, and has just released details of the 16 projects in sub-Saharan Africa that will benefit. This forms part of an EU Sustainable Energy for ...
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