As the world charts a path toward decarbonisation, Africa finds itself at an inflection point: it can either repeat the carbon-intensive development pathways of industrialised nations or leapfrog directly to a low-carbon grid that harnesses its abundant renewable resources.
At the heart of this transformative opportunity were the central insights delivered by Professor Ivan Cardillo during the Toward a Shared Green Future: China, Africa and the Strategic Reconfiguration of Global Energy Transmission webinar, hosted by the Africa–China Centre for Policy and Advisory (ACCPA) and the Institute of Chinese Law.
Africa can build its energy future without retracing the footprints of fossil infrastructure, Professor Cardillo asserted, pointing to China’s remarkable clean energy expansion as a case study. “By Investing in transmission for variable renewables, Africa can bypass some intensive stages, like in the case of China,” he said.
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