Africa seeks more funding to move away from dirty energy

Participants during a panel discussion at the Middle East Energy conference in Dubai on March 7. [Peter Theuri, Standard]

As Africa inches closer to 100 per cent clean energy, the remaining steps require considerable financing through public-private partnerships, industry executives have said.

They say the continent needs a rethink in the generation and storage of power, including automation of systems, alongside regional integration to harness its numerous untapped renewable energy sources.