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- Ellen Fungisai Chipango
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Ellen Fungisai Chipango is a scholar of the communal ethic of African ubuntu – the belief that we are at our best as individuals and society if we work for the good of others, alongside others. She researches ways in which ubuntu can be applied in real life situations involving energy.
- Energy Catalyst
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Sustainable cooling solutions not only improve quality of life for these communities, but also play a vital role in supporting small businesses and uplifting standards of living. Access to cooling is critical in reducing food waste and strengthens health services by enabling the safe storage of vaccines, medication, and blood.
- Kinya Kimathi
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The 2024 Off-Grid Solar (OGS) Market Trends Report notes that only 27% of products sold globally are quality-verified, leaving the majority of the off-grid products that make it to the market (73%) without adequate quality assurance data. This creates uncertainty about the reliability and safety of a large portion of OGS products.
- Kinya Kimathi
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Over the past decade, the sale of off-grid solar appliances has experienced an unprecedented boom. According to the off-grid solar market trends report series published every two years by the World Bank, the number of people accessing solar energy kits has grown from 420 million in 2019 to over 490 million by the end of 2021.
- Waliat Musa and Ijeoma Nwanosike
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For over three months, Nigeria’s premier teaching hospital, the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, grappled with an unprecedented power crisis that disrupted surgeries, paralysed diagnostic services, and turned the once-revered facility into a dark abyss.
- Diana Imanene and Moses Imani
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Street food in Kenya is more than just a meal – it is an essential part of daily life for millions. It is affordable, accessible, and serves as an unspoken lifeline for many. However, for street food vendors, the daily routine can be challenging.
- Nara Monkam
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The African continent finds itself in a predicament. Advanced economies in the rest of the world developed through industrialisation: their economies transformed from mainly agricultural to industrial. This involved burning fossil fuels like coal, generating greenhouse gas emissions that caused global warming.
- Lennox Yieke
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Africa’s power sector has been dominated by state-owned utilities, but policymakers are finally urging the private sector to make inroads.
- Alessia Stedile and Emma Gordon
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Power consumption in Africa is rising quickly, and renewable energy is set to play a major role in meeting the increase in demand. Based on today’s policy settings, 80% of new generation capacity in Africa by 2030 is projected to be from renewable sources, particularly solar PV, hydropower and geothermal.
- Jiaqi Lu
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Addressing Africa’s energy poverty requires a systematic and multi-level strategy. While Chinese stakeholders, such as development finance institutions and companies, can play a role in advancing these efforts, their contributions must be carefully structured to avoid placing additional debt burdens on the continent.
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