{Power Africa, an initiative started by President Barack Obama, looks to all resources to meet high energy demands.}<\/p>\n
The initiative looks to increase the number of people who have access to power in sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n
Lai Yahaya, team leader for President Obama’s Power Africa Senior Advisors Group, says following the Africa Leaders\u2019 Summit, held in Washington DC, he is positive at the fact that African countries are intensifying efforts to reform and to liberalise environments.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat Power Africa is trying to do is bringing together the support available from a number of US agencies. But in a sense really it\u2019s just recognising the importance of power sector development,\u201d said Yahaya to CNBC Africa.<\/p>\n
One of the major hindrances that the continent faces is not being able to meet the energy demands of the rapidly growing population.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe biggest challenge is \u2018how do you reach rural populations?\u2019 So it\u2019s not just meeting the demands of the youth budge, it\u2019s how do you meet rural populations in a way in which is cost effective for private sector operations to be able to provide electricity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Yahaya says there is a lot of talk about various kinds of energy resources and which is best but at the end of the day the continent just needs a sustainable source of energy. Read more at: http:\/\/www.cnbcafrica.com\/news\/southern-africa\/2014\/10\/30\/power-africa-e…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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