As Africa is becoming the focus of the developed nations as far as inward investment into the continent, infrastructural development is on the forefront of an economic boom. Some projects in the past, although technologically sound, could not be justified commercially, nor technically, as support infrastructure – human resource and even reliable energy supply – could not be sustained. Therefore, the provision of energy, water as well as other objectives such as road infrastructure and telecommunication will become a priority.
Therefore in Africa the concept of “clean technology” is more about the ability to answer to the said needs in a more independent manner, than what is currently possible – that is deploying energy generating capacity that is not reliant on massive infrastructural setup, but rather small scale and scalable solutions adapted to remote and rural regions within a country.
Similarly innovative solutions regarding water treatment and purification coupled with that of industrial effluents can also be deployed on the basis of small scale and scalable range of solutions, thereby commercially justified as per community/regions’ needs.
Viridis Africa showcasing Clean Technologies initiatives and innovative solutions is about appropriate technologies which balance commercial promise with cost affordability to users. At the event, both investors and entrepreneurs from Africa to meet with their counterparts from around the world in order to pursue the objective of setting up clean technologies businesses in the continent holding commercial promise.
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