- Statkraft will provide energy access to millions across Africa via SolarAid.
- The RE developer will provide $2.7 million for off-grid solar electrification in the region.
Renewable energy developer Statkraft has partnered with the international development charity SolarAid to provide energy access through solar power in sub-Saharan Africa over the next three years. Under the partnership, Statkraft will provide $2.7 million in cash and equipment to support SolarAid’s work.
Statkraft recently acquired Solarcentury, the founder of SolarAid and the donation forms parts of the company’s efforts to support the realisation of the SDG7 in the region.
SolarAid’s CEO, John Keane, noted that “while grid electrification is not going to reach most of rural sub-Saharan Africa in our lifetimes, the solar light revolution is taking place right now, helping light up millions of homes, which would otherwise be kept in the dark. Together we can end the darkness.”