Africa, which is the home to 15% world's population, has been witnessing a number of energy deficits. This is the reason that it has been looking for ways to overcome the energy shortfall.

A number of conferences have also taken place which has been talking about the use of renewable energy to solve the problem. It has been seen that with the passage of time, problems with regard to energy consumption has been on rise.

As per official data, number of Africans, who were staying without electricity in 2008, was 589 million. Major affect was seen by people living in rural areas. They were the ones, who need electricity the most.

However, now potential solution has been seen in renewable energy. Currently, renewable energy has been serving 17% of Africa's power and now, it is being considered that if the percentage could be increased.

Thembani Bukula, who is the director of national energy regulator for South Africa, said that Kenya has made significant advancement by taking the help of renewable energy. "Kenya was one of the first - if not the first - African country to start a project using feed-in tariffs", further asserted Bukula. It is expected that other countries will also learn from Kenya.