Renewable energy: Bringing electricity to revitalize Africa’s rural areas

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dc.creatorArndt, Channing
dc.date2019-02-27
dc.date2024-06-21T09:04:49Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:04:49Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:00:45Z
dc.descriptionThe world’s hundreds of millions of extremely poor people cannot escape from poverty without access to energy, notably electricity. The potential for new technologies to deliver electricity to poor and remote areas, most notably in Africa, is described in this chapter. The good news is that modern electrical systems, particularly solar power, are making it easier than ever to meet the energy needs of these populations. Costs of solar power systems have fallen dramatically and, given the high solar potential in many developing countries, these systems offer a host of rural livelihood, business, and development possibilities, as well as greater sustainability. With the right policies, real potential exists to ensure access to electricity for all by 2030.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/145665
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/92017
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293502
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134668
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceArndt, Channing. 2019. Renewable energy: Bringing electricity to revitalize Africa’s rural areas. In 2019 Global food policy report. Chapter 7, Pp. 60-67. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145665
dc.subjectsolar energy
dc.subjectrural development strategies
dc.subjectfood policies
dc.subjectnutrition policies
dc.subjectagricultural policies
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectrenewable energy
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectagricultural development
dc.subjectrural development
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectrural areas
dc.subjectenergy
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.titleRenewable energy: Bringing electricity to revitalize Africa’s rural areas
dc.typeBook Chapter

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