How solar power can be made even more attractive for Africa
Africa can take the lead by leapfrogging the power grid just as she leapfrogged the landline telephone grid.
Published in African Arguments, September 2017.
The Oyani story: 17 km of transmission line, $170,000, and a decade of lobbying for a grid connection that most of rural Africa will not get. Mini-grids are the other path, if business models, unplanned grid extension, and patient capital get sorted.