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Small scale renewable energy for millions in Sub-Saharan Africa

Solar energy enterprise to provide 10 million with access to renewable energy, PR Wire 24 May 12 The BCtA is a global initiative that encourages private sector efforts to fight poverty, supported by several international organizations including the UN Development Programme (UNDP).

Ten million low-income people living in rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, will gain access to low-cost solar energy by 2015, in part due to a commitment made by solar energy provider Barefoot Power   to the Business Call to Action  (BCtA).

The BCtA is a global initiative that encourages private sector efforts to fight poverty, supported by several international organizations including the UN Development Programme (UNDP).

The Australia-based social enterprise Barefoot Power aims to expand access to its high-quality, energy efficient, affordable light-emitting diode (LED) lamps, home lighting systems and phone chargers, to more off-grid communities with expansion in Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria and India as a focus by 2015. The company has already captured the majority market share in East Africa.

Through the commitment made to BCtA, the company estimates that the 10
million consumers will reduce kerosene consumption by 100 million
liters and save up to US$600 million in fuel costs by 2015. By then,
Barefoot Power expects to help reduce carbon emission by up to one
million tonnes……
http://prwire.com.au/pr/29127/solar-energy-enterprise-to-provide-10-million-with-access-to-renewable-energy

May 24, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, decentralised