Are mini-grids really the ultimate solution to sub-Saharan Africa’s trailing electrification efforts?

Today, a mere google search of the phrase ‘mini-grid potential in sub-Saharan Africa’ gives an overwhelming number of relevant results ranging above 4 million in a search time less than a minute. While this means there is an undeniable and thrilling potential of off-grid solutions backed up with articles, journals, papers, and research with dominating focus on solar mini-grid..
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