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Over a quarter of the global population faces an energy crisis, especially in rural areas of developing nations, with over 600 million people lacking electricity access in Africa. Because energy access is vital for socio-economic and physical development, solar energy and bioenergy development is rising across the continent. However, these systems face major hurdles concerning technological readiness, financing, and environmental impacts. This work evaluates the current utilisation and future potential of bioenergy and solar power across Africa while detailing the primary challenges that impede progress. To address these barriers, effective international cooperation is necessary to provide finance, resources, and technological advances. Furthermore, linking new business creation with solar photovoltaic and bioenergy infrastructure offers a pathway to support rural electrification.
Access to reliable energy is essential for economic and social development. Understanding the potential and the specific obstacles facing solar and bioenergy in Africa helps policymakers, development agencies, and planners create better strategies. These insights can support clean energy access for hundreds of millions of people who currently lack reliable electricity.
The work suggests that linking new commercial business models directly to rural solar photovoltaic and bioenergy infrastructure can accelerate deployment. Key prospective users are energy project developers, rural enterprises, and international funding partners. Because the abstract presents a broad review and policy-level recommendations rather than specific tested hardware, the proposed business linkages represent an early-stage strategic concept rather than a near-market technology.
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Globally, over quarter of population experiences energy crisis, particularly those living in rural communities of developing countries. Many of such victims are the people within the Africa continent. More than 600 million people lives in Africa without access to electricity. Energy use is a requirement for physical and socio-economic development of every country. Bioenergy and solar energy has currently seen an increase in its development in many countries in Africa. However, their major concern is its technological development and finance as well as impact on the environment. The study evaluates the solar and bioenergy potential utilization and future prospects in Africa. It also discusses some of the principal challenges negatively influencing its development. Conclusions are drawn on the need for effective international cooperation on inputs from financial, resources and technological advance mechanisms for solar and bio energies development in Africa. For example Development of new businesses should be linked with solar PV and bioenergy infrastructure to promote effective rural electrification. This study provides beneficial information, which will serve as a reference to help improve bioenergy and solar power development.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2021.07.102
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