Counting the cost: is electricity affordable for Africa’s non-residential consumers?
Murefu Barasa is a Fellow at the Energy for Growth Hub and the founder and managing partner of EED Advisory Limited, a Panafrican consulting firm offering technical, analytical and advisory services in energy, water and climate change. He is an experienced development practitioner with a focus on energy access having led engagements for several clients spanning public, private and non-profit sectors. Murefu holds a BSc in Environmental Studies from Kenyatta University (Kenya) and a Masters in Environmental Science from Yale University (USA). He is a Compton fellow and an Education for Sustainable Energy Development (ESED) scholar.
How Might Africa Transition to Renewable Energy? Breakthrough Institute. September 1, 2021.
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