Bill Gates has condemned Solar energy as solution for Africa energy crisis

Bill Gates  has once again condemned  solar power  energy access in Africa, in his talk at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, he argued that whilst “cheap, clean energy” is what Africa needs, solar does not fit the bill.

 During the delivery of his Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, the Microsoft founder and philanthropist identified that Africa, is in need of a “breakthrough energy miracle that provides cheap, clean energy for everyone.”

Africa  needs cheap, clean energy  than other continents, because seven in ten Africans still lack power  and more than 500 million Africans still will not have electricity by 2040.

"When I say 'an energy miracle', "I mean that there will be some form of energy whose 24-hour cost really is competitive with hydrocarbons . "You invent it, then you look at how much its costs go down over the next 20 years, that it really beats hydrocarbons.

The software entrepreneur called for increased investment in renewables, namely hydropower and geothermal as  solar power initiatives have not been enough:

 source://www.pv-tech.org