Distributed Generation in Africa

The strategic deployment of distributed generation and energy storage suits the demographics, politics, and geographies of many African countries far better than centralised generation, transmission and distribution.

These technologies have been a real game-changer for energy supplies in Africa – similar to the impact mobile phones have had on the telecoms sector. There is no longer a need for costly and technically challenging power lines to cross the continent; renewable power systems installed at the point where energy is consumed can deliver the power needed, at a lower levelised cost and with greater reliability.