East Africa banks on green energy to drive growth

Wind turbines sit in a field at sunset. East Africa energy stakeholders are banking on modern energy to drive economy.

East African countries may soon emerge as global leaders in green energy, if efforts put by the various governments to exploit sources of renewable energy are attained.

Various stakeholders attending the East African Power Industry Convention (EAPIC) in Nairobi yesterday agreed that universal access to affordable energy could only be achieved by exploiting clean energy.