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COMBINING MOBILE PHONE AND SOLAR POWER TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE DOMESTIC ELECTRICITY THE M-KOPA SUCCESS STORY IN EAST AFRICA

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  • Creator / Author: Joan Addedis
  • Resource Type: Africa Capacity Report
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  • Access: Open to Download

January, 2017

Basic Information
Creator / Author
ACBF
Source / Publisher
African Community of Practice on Management for Development result at the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF)
Number of Pages
8
Geographic & Audience Details
Classification & Domains
Subject
Energy Generation
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Abstract

Most of sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries have electrification rates under 30%. This means the majority of the one billion population of SSA do not have access to affordable power and most of them do not have electricity to light up their houses at night. This has tremendous impacts on key sectors like education and health. Fortunately, some businesses are emerging on the continent to address the situation and bring electricity to even those who live in remote rural areas. This paper showcases M-Kopa, one of those successful companies in Kenya.
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Keywords

DOMESTIC ELECTRICITY, Solar Power, Mobile Technology and Energy
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