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Malawians who do not use any form of electricity will soon have an opportunity to access the commodity following a Solar Energy Africa

Mutharika says Malawi

cooperation vital for m
development

Campaign deal that Lilongwe has signed with the UK government at a ceremony held in London lastweek.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by
Malawi President Peter Mutharika and UKs

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Minister for International Development,

Nick Hurd at The Global African Investment
Summit in London.

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Energy Africa campaign aims to accelerate

universal energy access in sub-Saharan
Africa by boosting the continents
household solar market.
The development comes as a timely
intervention to a country which has only 7
percent of the population accessing
electricity most of which is hydrogenerated and managed by a sole utility
firm, Electricity Supply Corporation of
Malawi (ESCOM).
The agreement will see closer working

Thank you UK-President Mutharika seems to be telling Minister Hurd

between the UK and Malawi country to

power up the emerging household solar
market across the country.

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In his remarks, the Malawi leader hailed UK

for the initiative saying industrial
development in Malawi is dependent on

the availability of electricity.

One cannot speak of mining, commercial
agriculture and food security, ICT, or even
health and education without energy.
Electricity is, in very significant ways,
essential for Malawis socio-economic
development. Mutharika said.

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Taking his turn, Nick Hurd, said: It is

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unacceptable that two-thirds of people in

Africa do not have access to electricity.
Families are forced to rely on toxic,

Malawi and UK delegation sharing ideas

expensive kerosene and children cannot

study after dark. On current projections the continent will not have universal energy access until 2080. That is why we must act to kick-start

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a solar revolution across Africa. he said

adding And with the cost of solar panels
falling, battery technology improving and
appliances becoming more efficient, now is
the time to invest. British businesses are
already combining solar and mobile phone
technology to bring clean energy to people
in Africa
The UK government -through its
development vehicle, Department For
International Development (DFID)- will also
implement the campaign in several African
countries among which are Ghana, Nigeria,
Sierra Leone, Somalia and Rwanda.
Together with African governments,
investors, businesses, NGOs, think tanks
and other donors, DFID will work to

Meeting in progress

increase investment in off-grid energy

firms, overcome regulatory barriers, foster
innovation, and accelerate delivery of solar
energy systems to households across
Africa.
energy
Global African Investment Summit
Peter Mutharika

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Energy Minister Bright Msaka and Hurd Exchanging documents.

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