New approach needed to develop Africa’s energy landscape

Emerging from the closing panel at the PowerGen Africa conference is a strong new message – a different approach is needed to unlock 100% electricity access across Africa. There was no more time for discussions, no more time for political ramblings and no more time to rely on the traditional models that had managed to light up the continent so far, a panel of speakers discussing the ‘Vision of Africa’s Energy Future’ agreed on Thursday.