Wave Insight Ltd

UNSDG 7 targets to achieve universal energy access by 2030, unfortunately, based on the current trajectory there is still a gap and it may be growing. This is so given that globally, about 789 million people (597 million of whom are in sub-Saharan Africa SSA do not have access to energy. Moreover, limited coverage, high interconnection costs, high energy ...

Where grid supply is unreliable/unavailable, in Nigeria (and the wider Sub Saharan Africa 'SSA'), businesses or communities have resorted to the fossil-fuelled generators that they are more accustomed to, and the initial upfront cost / complexities of an elaborate clean energy mix are generally avoided. The fossil fuel generators then ends-up operating as...

Most marketplaces in Africa and emerging market, in general, are typically constructed from materials that do not allow for temperature-controlled storage of perishable goods, resulting in high levels of food wastage. An estimated £1.6 billion of income is lost in Eastern and Southern Africa alone every year due to post-harvest wastage. Food spoilage is a...

In sub-Saharan Africa 600 million people lack access to electricity, mainly in rural areas. UN SDG7 includes universal electrification by 2030, but even optimistic estimations see 240Mn Africans lacking electricity in 2030\. With each new grid connection costing between $400-$1200 there is a growing trend towards distributed generation using renewable ene...