Gabriele SveltoThere has been too little talk about the expansion of photovoltaic power generation in African countries, mostly because a lot of the Western mainstream press and politicians maintain a colonial view of anything that has to do with Africa. The truth is that solar installations are advancing at an incredible speed, and the removal of market distortions will probably translate in the rise of local solar panel & battery production in the mid-term.
One of the biggest political advantages that most African countries have in the transition to renewables is the lack of local fossil fuel companies. Since most of the fossil fuel extraction in Africa was done by Western companies there are little local interests to be protected and no status quo to be maintained. In fact in many countries the whole industry is already seen for what it is: brutal and predatory and often supportive of whatever regime was/is in place.
Violet/Multi@gabrielesvelto Not having an industry is a wild advantage I never thought about. [looks at tobacco, alcohol and gambling industries] oh. oh well