Renewables could supply nearly a quarter of Africa's energy by 2030: report

International Renewable Energy Agency report says the continent has the potential to quadruple the proportion of its energy supplied by renewables, reports BusinessGreen

Almost a quarter of Africa's energy needs could feasibly be supplied by renewables within the next 15 years, according to a new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) yesterday.

The report, which provides a roadmap for renewable energy deployment on the continent, found that a variety of modern renewable technology options could more than quadruple the contribution of renewables to Africa's energy mix compared to the five per cent used in 2013, taking renewables share to 22 per cent of the mix.