Solar power is often touted as the obvious solution for the 600 million Africans who live without electricity. One obstacle is simply “believing that it is feasible,” Mustapha Bakkoury, chairman of the board of Morocco’s Solar Energy Agency, said at a panel during the Africa CEO Forum last week in Abidjan. That’s reflected in “not having commitment at the highest levels” to create policy to push renewable energy, he said. Charlotte Aubin, president of GreenWish Partners, an investment firm that specializes in renewable energy solutions shared similar sentiments saying more countries need “strong commitment” to integrating renewable energy solutions. Morocco is a model of what’s possible as the government is pushing for renewable energy to generate 52% of its electricity by 2030.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 03, 2018 04:52 UTC