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- The Senior Policy Advisor, Solar Power Europe, Miguel Herrero Cangas, has urged African policy makers to invest more into solar projects for sustainable economic recovery
- He was addressing a webinar on solar energy at a meeting where energy policy makers from African countries attended recently
- Cangas said countries across the globe are trying to come out of the economic shocks caused by the pandemic and raised concerns about the slow penetration of solar in Africa
The Senior Policy Advisor, Solar Power Europe, Miguel Herrero Cangas, has urged African policy makers to invest more into solar projects for sustainable economic recovery. He was addressing a webinar on solar energy at a meeting where energy policy makers from African countries attended recently.
Cangas said countries across the globe are trying to come out of the economic shocks caused by the pandemic and raised concerns about the slow penetration of solar in Africa. Since African governments have to increase access to electricity to a very large population, grid that has to be developed should meet the growing population’s energy needs, he added.
Miguel Herrero Cangas said to decarbonize economies in an active way, there is an urgent need for renewable energy to shield markets from energy price hikes. He expects the solar market in the European Union (EU) to grow at an accelerated rate. But some key points were not fully translated into national laws, such as permitting and administrative procedures. These are still slowing down the development of solar projects across the EU.
The two most selling points of solar are price competitiveness and the massive amount of job opportunities. These things take place during the construction phase. The other advantage is the decarbonizing effect on the global economies. The energy expert also laid emphasis on the right digital tools that could manage new infrastructure in the industry. Clear market regulations and rules also would incentivize the right use of these critical infrastructure and assets, he pointed out.
