The belief that off-grid #solar is the answer to #Africa's #electricity needs is based on 1970s "appropriate #technology" dogmapic.twitter.com/Gf9Ie9nV4z
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Mkopa in Kenya allows upgrades and purchase of electronics
solar is modular and it's easy to expand to meet the needs
A grid expands energy needs by integrating diverse power sources. By the way, modularity is not limited to solar. It's a design issue
You need more you pay more, depending on your need, availability and affordability.
Your affordability changes when you have employment in an industrialising economy and that takes large scale reliable power.
Fine! Then you scale up to the grid if available. But there has to be a provision for less income earners and remote areas.
This implies that the solar installations are part of a master plan
Being replaced by solar lanterns
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