- Husk power plans to connect at least 1 million new consumers in Africa and Asia.
- In addition, the company announced seven targets at COP26.
- Husk Power also wants to install over 500MW of solar rooftop solutions for rural C&I consumers.
Renewable energy company, Husk Power Systems, has announced seven ambitious targets to scale the deployment of mini-grids in rural areas across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia by 2030. The company which made the announcement at the just-completed COP26 in Glasgow also called on governments, financiers and other organisations to help accelerate the deployment of these clean energy solutions in rural areas.
Husk Power’s seven targets include:
- Building at least 5,000 renewable energy mini-grids to power rural communities, businesses and households in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, including India and Nigeria
- Connecting at least 1 million customers, including micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)
- Benefitting at least 11 million served by Husk Power’s mini-grids and other energy services
- Providing power to at least half a million (500,000) MSMEs, with a specific focus on productive use applications including agricultural activities such as irrigation, agro-processing and cold chain
- Installing at least 500MW of rural commercial & industrial (C&I) through Husk Power’s turnkey rooftop installation business
- Selling at least 5 million energy-efficient appliances for both household use and for productive uses, including agricultural activities, while also providing financing to increase the accessibility of such appliances.
- Displacing 7Mt of CO2, thereby reducing diesel consumption by 687 million gallons