Togo to subsidise solar systems in rural areas
Plug-and-play solar system manufacturer BBOXX’s customers in Togo will soon be receiving a subsidy from government to spend on solar energy.
This is the first government subsidy for solar energy payments in Africa.
ouseholds with BBOXX solar home systems will be granted a subsidy of about $4 a month for a three-year period.
BBOXX solar home systems are available to customers through mobile money on a pay-as-you-go basis. This subsidy, dubbed the CIZO Cheque, will encourage people to opt for clean solar energy, as opposed to kerosene.
BBOXX has been operating in Togo since December 2017, after being awarded a tender to install 300 000 solar home systems across the country by 2022, largely in rural areas.
Fewer than a fifth of Togo’s rural population have access to electricity. The CIZO Cheque will initially focus on 11 regions in Togo with the lowest electrification rates.
BBOXX cofounder and CEO Mansoor Hamayun says the initiative is a major stride forward in tackling a key obstacle to achieving universal electrification in Africa, where many customers are still living in poverty.
“Overcoming energy poverty is the first step [towards] overcoming poverty as a whole – as access to electricity brings people into the digital economy and fosters financial inclusion.
“This . . . solar subsidy is a key component along the path to achieving 100% electrification at scale, and will have a positive knock-on effect on the wider Togolese economy. “Access to clean, reliable and affordable electricity has transformational benefits for individuals, communities and small and medium-size enterprises, as electricity provides the basic prerequisite for access to all other modern amenities.”
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