By the end of 2023, off-grid solar solutions helped deliver electricity access to 560 million people worldwide, and further investment in the sector will be essential to provide “the most cost-effective” way to provide electricity to around 398 million people, almost 60% of those who are expected to be in energy poverty by 2030.
Nairobi, 8 October 2024— Off-grid solar is the most cost-effective way to power 41% of people globally by 2030 who are still living without energy access. The sector already provided 55% of the new connections in sub-Saharan Africa between 2020 to 2022 - where over 80% of the unelectrified population lives.
In this regard, the first model analyzes whether off-grid solar PV improves rural energy access, measured by electrification rates. Our results reveal a significant positive impact, demonstrating the potential of solar PV in addressing energy deficits. The second model investigated the link between rural electrification and agricultural production.
As of 2023, off-grid solar solutions were estimated to benefit over 560 million people. Despite soaring inflation and extreme currency devaluations, among other factors, more than 50 million OGS products were sold in 2022 and 2023. Market turnover reached 3.9 billion USD in 2022 and 3.8 billion USD in 2023.
The report notes that, while investment into off-grid solar reached a record high of US$1.2 billion between 2022 and 2023, US$21 billion of new investment will be needed to provide off-grid solar access to 398 million of the 660 million who will lack electricity access by 2030.
Between 2018 and 2022, the size of the global off-grid solar products market almost doubled, from US$2.3 billion to US$3.9 billion. Image: Power Africa.
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