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5/7/2023 Comment / Charlie Bush

Reviving the ‘leapfrog’ to renewables approach to energy access

Leapfrogging from no energy straight to green sources used to be the preferred method for making energy access universal. But recently, another approach has been gaining traction, one that posits fossil fuels, even coal, are a necessary and unavoidable steppingstone to modernity. Charlie Bush, Senior Editor of New Energy World, reconsiders the debate.

Access to energy

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9/8/2023 Feature / Sara Siddeeq

Kenya’s path to universal power – a blueprint for sub-Saharan Africa?

Over half of sub-Saharan Africans live without electricity access – and this situation has worsened recently. However, there is regional disparity and some countries have achieved impressive energy access levels. Here, Sara Siddeeq presents Kenya as an inspirational example.

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Group of rural African buildings, some with solar panels on roof, with a few vehicles and people milling about

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14/8/2024 Feature / Charlie Bush

Light at the end of the tunnel: solar mini-grids are the solution to energy access

Affordable, reliable and clean energy is essential to sustainable human development. Ensuring everyone has energy access by 2030 is the seventh United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 7). However, some 685 million people had no electricity and 2.1 billion had no clean cooking fuel in 2022. Connecting this considerable demographic to renewable energy that won’t harm their health or the environment is a major challenge, writes Charlie Bush.

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