Renewable energy supported microgrid in rural electrification of Sub-Saharan Africa
Summary. Sub-Saharan Africa faces severe energy poverty, with 600 million people lacking electricity access. This review examines renewable energy microgrids and off-grid systems as solutions for rural electrification across the region. The paper discusses energy poverty's economic impacts, current microgrid developments, technical and implementation challenges, and the potential of renewable technologies to transform rural electrification efforts.
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Mekonnen, Y., & Sarwat, A. I.. (2017). Renewable energy supported microgrid in rural electrification of Sub-Saharan Africa. https://doi.org/10.1109/powerafrica.2017.7991293
Mekonnen, Yemeserach, and Arif I. Sarwat. “Renewable energy supported microgrid in rural electrification of Sub-Saharan Africa.” 2017. https://doi.org/10.1109/powerafrica.2017.7991293.
Mekonnen, Yemeserach, and Arif I. Sarwat. 2017. “Renewable energy supported microgrid in rural electrification of Sub-Saharan Africa.” https://doi.org/10.1109/powerafrica.2017.7991293.
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title = {Renewable energy supported microgrid in rural electrification of Sub-Saharan Africa},
author = {Yemeserach Mekonnen and Arif I. Sarwat},
year = {2017},
doi = {10.1109/powerafrica.2017.7991293},
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- 10.1109/powerafrica.2017.7991293
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- South Africa
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- Africa
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- energy, regional-innovation-systems
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- 2026-04-28