Firstly, Sub-Saharan Africa stands to lose the most from climate change and will most likely bear the brunt of its effects. Second, due to the region’s abundant natural resources, Sub-Saharan Africa has the potential to become a renewable energy powerhouse. Around 15GW of geothermal energy potential is accessible, however, only about 60MW is being utilised by Kenya [8]. With these vast renewable energy resources, sub-Saharan Africa should theoretically be able to close the energy access gap and drive economic growth seamlessly. Among the plethora of these challenges, the most critical remains the high initial costs associated with establishing renewable energy systems [14].

Source: The Guardian December 02, 2021 09:50 UTC