Áreas Rurales

África/Septiembre de 2016/AllÁfrica

Resumen: La difusión de las tecnologías modernas de energía solar y otras en los países africanos es considerablemente baja. A pesar de la viabilidad global y el crecimiento en el mercado de la energía solar, los países africanos siguen a la zaga. Representan menos del 1 % de la demanda del mercado de la energía solar .

The spread of solar and other modern energy technologies in African countries is considerably low. Despite the global viability and growth in the solar energy market, African countries continue to lag behind. They represent less than 1% of the market demand for solar energy.

The region accounts for only 9% of the global installed capacity of photo-voltaics (PV) which convert light into electricity using semi-conducting materials. The solar PV technology power generation rate rose from 1% in 2010 to just between 3% and 4% in 2013.

This is despite the fact that Africa has the best solar resource in the world. Most countries on the African continent receive between 4 – 6 kWh/m2/day in most months of the year. This means that in a day, a square metre of solar panel can generate 4 to 6 kilowatt units of electricity. In simple terms, it could power 400 – 600 10-watt light bulbs for one hour.

In the past, the poor diffusion of modern energy technologies in developing countries, especially in rural areas, was attributed to poverty and ignorance. But recent market dynamics challenge this theory. Mobile telephony technologies, for example, have had huge success in market penetration in the same environments and under even tougher conditions.

So what is holding the solar energy sector back?

There is a range of factors that affect players at every level of the value chain – from the investors to the end user.

Fuente: http://allafrica.com/stories/201608311019.html

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