Falling costs of wind and solar have encouraged development agencies and multilateral lenders
to restrict financing for new fossil fuel developments.
But African countries face significant obstacles to the grid integration
of high shares of intermittent renewable energy.
Donors that are genuinely interested in renewable development in Africa
should invest in grid operator capability and transmission interconnection
while remaining supportive of a range of technologies for dispatchable backup.
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