Electricity For 600 Million People

It is no secret that much of the world lacks access to electricity. In most cases, either the people or their governments are poor. In most cases, both are true

The effort to change this is disjointed. Developed nations have shown no interest in changing the situation, either through technology or capital. Private interests will not take the risk, even at high interest rates. 

According to Semafor the World Bank is trying to solve this, although the logistics make a change impossible. “Global progress on reducing the number of people who lack access to electricity has stalled, with the number in sub-Saharan Africa stuck at 600 million for two decades.”

Where Will Money Come From

New programs plan to cut that number in half. Most of the effort will be through local solar. Some will come from fossil fuel-based sources, which will damage the environment in these areas. 

Once again, the problem is logistics. It would be necessary to get hundreds of thousands of local solar installations, and to determine how many each unit could support. That, in turn, raised the issue of tiny grids and how they will be built.

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