Africa has potential to do away with energy poverty with renewable resources

Africa does have the potential and resources to eradicate energy poverty through renewable resources.

This is the word from climate policy experts.

...Mohamed Adow, Power Shift Africa Director, stressed the importance of countries developing a clear energy path for the region.

“…would we rather shackle ourselves to that outdated development model that has in the process caused climate change or we pursue an alternative development path that allows us to actually set and chart an alternative development…so this is the question that’s at the heart of climate change…”

Adow emphasised that the continent, with a population of around 1.4 billion people, needed to adopt an energy development path that moves away from fossil fuels, but is also able to eradicate Africa’s energy poverty.