Microgrid technologies can help unlock electrification

Large scale centralised generation will increase with the development of grid solutions, which will include an increase in focus on microgrid and standalone home systems, as well as off-the-grid, distributed generation solutions, expects advisory firm PWC Power, Capital Projects, and Infrastructure Africa partner John Gibbs. “PwC sees a [material] role for minigrid, also called microgrid development in small- and medium-sized communities, particularly where there are strong point loads that can anchor a system, such as a hospital, a mine or a small industrial park,” Gibbs says, highlighting the PwC report ‘Electricity beyond the grid: accelerating access to sustainable power for all'.