The International Energy Agency (IEA) 2017 report on renewables, has shown that off-grid
solar capacity in Africa is set to almost triple in the next five years, reports
NaijaAgroNet.
According to the report sighted by NaijaAgroNet, it will “bring basic
electricity services to almost 70 million more people in Asia and sub Saharan
Africa.”
Also, the IEA found that the amount of power from solar grew
by over 50 per cent, and has officially increased energy output globally at a
faster rate than any other fuel. The report specifically highlights off-grid
solar as a ‘dynamic’ sector set to accelerate this growth.
NaijaAgroNet
gathered that Lumos, a company that
offers one of the fastest growing off-grid solar services in Africa, is at the
forefront of this expansion. Lumos launched its Mobile Electricity Service and
the Y’ello Box in partnership with MTN in Nigeria earlier this year. The device
transforms the sun’s energy into electricity and is paid for via your mobile
phone.
For IEA, off-grid capacity in Africa and Asia is set to
reach “over 3000 MW in 2022.” CEO of Lumos Nigeria, Yuri Tsitrinbaum, said:
“This is the latest evidence that off-grid solar is providing the answer to
growing energy demand in Africa. There is no other option available that can
provide energy that is as affordable, reliable, and clean.”
“We are changing the way people access electricity, and this
is only the beginning. Mobile phones improved millions of lives, and now we are
seeing the same thing with mobile electricity.”
Lumos Mobile Electricity Service is available at MTN stores
across Nigeria. By subscribing to the service, customers get one of the
revolutionary Y’ello Box systems that converts solar energy into electricity
for the home, paid for by phone credit and a simple text message. It’s
reliable, affordable and powerful.
The IEA report further projected that over the next five
years, services like Lumos will be the catalysts and drivers of innovative
payment solutions that can allow low-income populations access to electricity.
Isaac Oyimah/GEE
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