Rural Off-Grid Electricity Service in Sub-Saharan Africa [Technology Leaders]

Henry Louie, Elizabeth O’Grady, Vincent Van Acker, Steve Szablya, Nirupama Prakash Kumar, Robin Podmore · 2015 · IEEE Electrification Magazine

Summary. Sub-Saharan Africa faces severe electricity access challenges, with installed generation capacity far below demand for its 860 million people. Nineteen of the world's twenty least-electrified countries are in this region, and rural electrification rates fall below 15%. Decades of underinvestment have created a critical infrastructure gap that impedes development across the region.

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Louie, H., O’Grady, E., Acker, V. V., Szablya, S., Kumar, N. P., & Podmore, R.. (2015). Rural Off-Grid Electricity Service in Sub-Saharan Africa [Technology Leaders]. IEEE Electrification Magazine. https://doi.org/10.1109/mele.2014.2380111

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DOI: 10.1109/mele.2014.2380111
Countries: United States, France
Regions: North America, Europe
Categories: energy
Added: 2026-04-28