Spread of Electricity Access Raises Power Targets Exponentially in East Africa
JOHANNESBURG--June 5, 2012--Written by Richard Finlayson, Senior International Editor for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Starting from low-capacity power generation bases, African countries are building transmission and distribution infrastructures to bring basic electricity access within reach of greater numbers of their populations. This is a major game changer, not only in the obvious benefits to living standards but also in raising the targets for future power capacity growth.