'Now that solar #PV is the cheapest source of #electricity in history, #African governments are increasingly leaning on the #technology to plug the #poweraccessgap .

In the process, they’re largely #leapfrogging the traditional, #centralised #electrification model.'

https://theprogressplaybook.com/2025/04/03/in-numbers-off-grid-solar-is-expanding-electricity-access-in-africa/?utm_source=www.theprogressplaybook.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=africa-s-off-grid-solar-boom-in-numbers&_bhlid=65b24909720459e6339b75d5eeaec6c8fee30305

#ClimateDiary this weekend i’ve been very absorbed by #Nigeria’s elections #NigeriaDecides2023 (i’ve lived and researched in and really love it). These days every election is a #ClimateElection. #PeterObi’s #Labour party would not only bring much needed hope and betterment for Nigeria’s 86 million in extreme poverty; it is also committed to #leapfrogging straight to #4IR (ind rev), the UN #SDGs #SolarEnergy and a “Green Army”. I really hope he wins

https://theeagleonline.com.ng/read-full-manifesto-of-labour-party-as-presented-by-peter-obi/

Yemen is a good example how #SolarEnergy can provide critical energy services to people affected by conflict.

As the grid is appallingly insufficient, half of #Yemen's population relies on the sun as main source of energy, effectively skipping centralised energy supply and #leapfrogging directly to distributed energy.

For those who are connected to grid, this new Masdar 120 MW solar plant will improve supply.

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/12/29/masdar-to-build-yemens-first-large-scale-solar-plant/

https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/news_ext_content/ifc_external_corporate_site/news+and+events/news/202101-yemen-solar