{"id":16045,"date":"2024-04-16T05:35:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T05:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/?p=16045"},"modified":"2024-04-16T05:35:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T05:35:57","slug":"towards-universal-access-to-energy-enabling-a-multi-technology-approach-in-a-mini-grid-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/2024\/04\/16\/towards-universal-access-to-energy-enabling-a-multi-technology-approach-in-a-mini-grid-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Towards Universal Access to Energy: Enabling a Multi-Technology approach in a Mini-Grid Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ENGIE Energy Access (<a href=\"https:\/\/r.news.africa-wire.com\/mk\/cl\/f\/sh\/7nVU1aA2nfy8RtGOrcQj8s0WDXl9fJj\/UxLe0VVuBtBR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.ENGIE-EnergyAccess.com<\/a>) is pleased to share the publication of its white paper, &#8220;Towards Universal Access to Energy: Enabling a Multi-Technology Approach in a Mini-Grid Environment.&#8221; a blueprint for action towards achieving the ambitious Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) by the 2030 deadline set by the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>With just six years left to achieve the energy-related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the task of bringing universal energy access (<a href=\"https:\/\/r.news.africa-wire.com\/mk\/cl\/f\/sh\/7nVU1aA2ng1uQwH0oktdDae8YGkj9Cl\/D7kdFJwQ-8xw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/43XaK83<\/a>) to Sub-Saharan Africa within the confines of current business models is increasingly challenging. Rapid population growth, pandemic fallout, detrimental macro-economics and geopolitical uncertainties have only intensified the urgency.<\/p>\n<p>In response, this white paper advocates for an impact-driven integrated approach powered by a multi-technology paradigm. This approach emphasizes the need to combine suitable technologies to address the needs of millions without access to energy while reducing the required initial investments. While solar minigrids\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/r.news.africa-wire.com\/mk\/cl\/f\/sh\/7nVU1aA2ng3nQSmJnK85FwxwidFVt9H\/LRb2b_i77-_G\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/3xEDkyY<\/a>) have been identified as a key component of the solution, their deployment is facing significant challenges that a multi-technology approach could solve.<\/p>\n<p>Paramount is the call for collaborative efforts. Achieving SDG7 is not a solo journey. It requires the collective wisdom, resources, and commitment of industry leaders, policymakers, investors, and communities. This white paper serves as a starting point for a much-needed dialogue and joint action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ENGIE Energy Access (www.ENGIE-EnergyAccess.com) is pleased to share the publication of its white paper, &#8220;Towards Universal Access to Energy: Enabling a Multi-Technology Approach in a Mini-Grid Environment.&#8221; a blueprint for action towards achieving the ambitious Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) by the 2030 deadline set by the United Nations. With just six years left to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16046,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,323],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-energy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16045\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}