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Mini-Grids are on the Charge in a Bid to Electrify Rural Africa
Exclusive Interview with Aaron Leopold, CEO of the Africa Mini-grid Developers Association on electrifying rural Africa through mini-grids.
Three years ago, a World Bank meeting in Nairobi brought together regional government officials, companies from the energy space and a host of prospective investors to discuss the development of green energy and the electrification of rural Africa. The unanimous solution proved to be the role that mini-grids in the off-grid space would play in the years to come.
Despite reaching this potential epiphany, however, governments at the time lacked templates, frameworks, and even – in some cases – an understanding of how to develop, finance and regulate the off-grid sector. More than ever before there was a need for advanced industry data and a more coherent and unified industry voice to drive forward a seemingly pivotal solution.

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