West Africa secured $142 million funding for offgrid solar in 2020

As reported by off-solar industry body GOGLA, Western Africa secured $142 million of investment in 2020. Investment remained steady despite the Covid-19 pandemic; however, there have been rising proportions of debt and grant funding as equity investment fell by 46 per cent from 2019. However, the total off-grid investment figures rose slightly, from $312 million in 2019 to $316 million in 2020.