Kenya Climate Change Working Group Association (KCCWG)
Abstract: While access to energy in Africa is essential for the reduction of poverty as well as promotion of social and economic growth, Africa continues to face critical challenges related to its energy sector. Provision of health services, education, communication technologies, industrialization, agricultural production, and expansion of municipal water systems all require abundant, reliable, and cost-effective energy access. Although in many ways fossil fuels provide a simple, easy to use energy source that powered the industrialization of modern nations, the negative consequences of the widespread use of fossil fuels are well known.