✳️ Five truths about energy transition in Africa
1️⃣ energy transition in Africa in 2023 is the same as the energy transition in Great Britain in 1740
2️⃣ the energy transition in Africa is from muscle energy to electricity
3️⃣ most countries in Africa don’t have plentiful coal/oil/gas reserves, therefore solar/wind energies the cheapest and most available
4️⃣ most African countries do not have developed national electric grid, and it’s construction is prohibitively expensive
5️⃣ African electricity consumption in households is nominal, and the peak is during daytime when industries work, that makes intermittent sources an optimal solution
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