Renewable energy strategies for rural Africa: is a PV-led renewable energy strategy the right approach for providing modern energy to the rural poor of sub-Saharan Africa?

By S. Karekezi, W. Kithyoma. 2002

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The Sun Rises in the East (of Africa): A Comparison of the Development and Status of the Solar Energy Markets in Kenya and Tanzania (2012, unknown): “While this was already a vast improvement on the even lower electrification levels of 2% or so reported just a few years earlier (Karekezi and Kithyoma, 2002; ESDA, 2003; Moner-Girona et al., 2006), widespread electrification of rural Kenya for a long time seemed to remain a distant dream.”
Sustainable energy in Africa: A comprehensive data and policies review (2014, background): “Apart from the literature concerning assessments of specific energy technologies in local contexts, some papers evaluate renewable-based systems [48–51] and investigate new energy system approaches [52] within a broad African perspective.”
Community-Based Electric Micro-Grids Can Contribute to Rural Development: Evidence from Kenya (2009, background): “The Ugandan economy 1945– 1960.”
Solar Energy in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Challenges and Opportunities of Technological Leapfrogging (2015, background): “…important given that around 600 million people in Africa, which is around 70% of the population, remain unconnected to the energy grid and rely on expensive and inefficient sources of energy such as candles and kerosene to power their businesses and homes (ITF, 2011; Karekezi & Kithyoma, 2002).”