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Energy Access in Rural Kenya – Challenges and Opportunities
3.8 billion people currently live without adequate access to electricity, significantly limiting their opportunities and well-being.
In this episode, we tackle the critical issue of energy access in rural Kenya, where millions live without reliable electricity, impacting healthcare, food security, and economic opportunity. Norah Magero, founder of DropAccess, shares her work on innovative solutions like VacciBox—a solar-powered portable vaccine fridge developed for off-grid communities. From local manufacturing and job creation to the unique challenges faced by female entrepreneurs, Norah’s insights reveal how sustainable energy solutions are transforming underserved communities. Explore how clean energy access drives economic resilience, improves healthcare, and fosters gender equality in rural Kenya and beyond.
Sources:
https://prod.iea.org/reports/world-energy-investment-2024/africa
https://www.standard.co.uk/optimist/vaccine-world/inventor-solar-powered-fridges-vaccines-kenya-covid-b977800.html
https://www.csis.org/analysis/achieving-universal-energy-access-africa-amid-global-decarbonization
https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/report/the-green-power-gap/
Get in contact with us:
Follow us:
www.linkedin.com/company/tuvsud
www.instagram.com/tuvsud
www.youtube.com/tuvsud
Produced by batch2 engineering GmbH
Copyright by TÜV SÜD AG
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By TÜV SÜD3.8 billion people currently live without adequate access to electricity, significantly limiting their opportunities and well-being.
In this episode, we tackle the critical issue of energy access in rural Kenya, where millions live without reliable electricity, impacting healthcare, food security, and economic opportunity. Norah Magero, founder of DropAccess, shares her work on innovative solutions like VacciBox—a solar-powered portable vaccine fridge developed for off-grid communities. From local manufacturing and job creation to the unique challenges faced by female entrepreneurs, Norah’s insights reveal how sustainable energy solutions are transforming underserved communities. Explore how clean energy access drives economic resilience, improves healthcare, and fosters gender equality in rural Kenya and beyond.
Sources:
https://prod.iea.org/reports/world-energy-investment-2024/africa
https://www.standard.co.uk/optimist/vaccine-world/inventor-solar-powered-fridges-vaccines-kenya-covid-b977800.html
https://www.csis.org/analysis/achieving-universal-energy-access-africa-amid-global-decarbonization
https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/report/the-green-power-gap/
Get in contact with us:
Follow us:
www.linkedin.com/company/tuvsud
www.instagram.com/tuvsud
www.youtube.com/tuvsud
Produced by batch2 engineering GmbH
Copyright by TÜV SÜD AG