Why Africa's energy poverty could be its greatest strength

Though Africa has a wealth of fossil fuels, including many newly discovered oilfields, it is the continent’s renewable resources that can make it a global powerhouse. In South Africa especially, a growing number of businesses are electing to avoid load-shedding issues by going off-grid using renewable energy generated by independent power producers or through solar panels. Noluyolo Xorile, Environmental Consultant with RGM South Africa, an RSK Group company, explains how renewables could result in energy self-sufficiency on a continent where 600 million people live off-grid.

Read the full article in Business Day to learn more about how Africa could become a renewable energy net-exporter.