African growth demands energy transition

Renewable energy can sustain Africa’s economic growth and lift millions of people out of poverty, IRENA Director-General Adnan Z Amin told the African Union’s Conference of Energy Ministers of Africa (CEMA).

“Africa, if it wished, could fuel all its power needs with renewable energy,” he said. “In fact, Africa has enough renewable energy potential to be entirely self-sufficient. And it could do so in a way that, for the hundreds of millions Africans who currently live without electricity, is more cost effective than any of the alternatives.” A transcript of the speech can be downloaded here