OFF-GRID SOLAR PV: IS IT AN AFFORDABLE OR AN APPROPRIATE SOLUTION FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES?

摘要

1.Solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation is not a new phenomenon in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): solar PV technology has been used in development projects for rural electrification since the 1960s, yet the electrification rate of SSA is only 26%.2.Solar PV has been perceived as one of the most appropriate solutions for rural electrification in the form of decentralized and off-grid power for SSA.