Africa remains the world’s most energy-scarce continent. Nearly 600 million of the world’s 789 million people without access to electricity live in Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the abundance of energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal, and various fossil fuels, countries such as Kenya, Ghana, Eswatini, and Ethiopia have made significant efforts to electrify their populations.

Listen to how a Kenyan institution generates enough solar energy for its own usage while also selling surpluses to the national utility.

Linus Mofor, a senior environmental officer in charge of energy, infrastructure, and climate change at the Economic Commission for Africa’s Africa Climate Policy Centre, explains how countries can address energy deficiency and why renewable energy investment is critical to a nation’s recovery and meeting the Paris Agreement goal.