How can local renewable energy startups harness opportunities from large-scale development initiatives like Power Africa?
Power Africa is a great idea because it’s bringing in the private sector players that normally what have taken much longer to venture into the sector and into the continent, Kojo Appiah, founder of KATA Solar, told Devex Senior Reporter Michael Igoe in this video interview on the sidelines of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington D.C.
That doesn’t mean the initiative is perfect — at least for now.
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Carlos Santamaria
Carlos is a former associate editor for breaking news in Devex's Manila-based news team. He joined Devex after a decade working for international wire services Reuters, AP, Xinhua, EFE ,and Philippine social news network Rappler in Madrid, Beijing, Manila, New York, and Bangkok. During that time, he also covered natural disasters on the ground in Myanmar and Japan.
