Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / New
Stats: 3,152,457 members, 7,816,068 topics. Date: Friday, 03 May 2024 at 02:05 AM

Akon Launches Solar Academy That Will Supply Electricity In Africa - Politics - Nairaland

Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Politics / Akon Launches Solar Academy That Will Supply Electricity In Africa (769 Views)

Osinbajo Launches Solar Home System Program (Photos) / Nigeria Lost 3000mw Of Electricity In The Last Six Months – Fashola / Akon Launches 'solar Academy' That Will Supply Electricity To 600 Million Africa (2) (3) (4)

(1) (Reply) (Go Down)

Akon Launches Solar Academy That Will Supply Electricity In Africa by Eliass: 8:46am On Jun 07, 2015
When he’s not singing or producing music,
Akon is busy providing sustainable living
options to people in African countries. The
Senegalese-American singer’s initiative,
appropriately called Akon Lighting Africa,
aims to supply electricity to 600 million
people in Africa who lack it with the
launch of the Solar Academy.
Located in Bamako, Mali, the Solar
Academy will help African engineers and
entrepreneurs develop skills that will
enable them to produce solar power.
Experts will be on hand to help the
participants with training and equipment,
according to a Reuters report.
According to Akon Lighting Africa, the goal
of the academy is to teach people how to
maintain solar-powered electricity systems
and microgrids. Both systems have been
growing quickly in rural parts of Africa. In
a continent that has 320 days of sun a
year, roping in its natural resources will be
valuable to the solar-energy efforts.
“We have the sun and innovative
technologies to bring electricity to homes
and communities. We now need to
consolidate African expertise,” said Samba
Baithily, who founded Akon Lighting Africa
with Akon and Thione Niang.
The organization also hopes to create jobs
with its initiative.
“We expect the Africans who graduate from
this center to devise new, innovative,
technical solutions,” said Niang. “With this
academy, we can capitalize on Akon
Lighting Africa and go further.”


source : Google cc lalasticlala

Re: Akon Launches Solar Academy That Will Supply Electricity In Africa by Acekidc4(m): 9:03am On Jun 07, 2015
Huh!!
Re: Akon Launches Solar Academy That Will Supply Electricity In Africa by Emeskhalifa(m): 9:12am On Jun 07, 2015
He will only be makin more profit to him sef sha.
Smh
Re: Akon Launches Solar Academy That Will Supply Electricity In Africa by 9jii(m): 9:15am On Jun 07, 2015
.
Re: Akon Launches Solar Academy That Will Supply Electricity In Africa by ajs32(m): 10:31am On Jun 07, 2015
Haba Nigerian why are you always like this na. Let's encourage him, to me this is one of the most remarkable thing to happen to Africa if this succeed
Emeskhalifa:
He will only be makin more profit to him sef sha.
Smh
Re: Akon Launches Solar Academy That Will Supply Electricity In Africa by Rumpelstiltskin(m): 10:57am On Jun 07, 2015
That's social responsibility baby. Thumbs up CEO Convict Music.


Low lifers be like;
Emeskhalifa:
He will only be makin more profit to him sef sha.
Smh
Re: Akon Launches Solar Academy That Will Supply Electricity In Africa by Kingharzyz(m): 11:01am On Jun 07, 2015
great

1 Like

Re: Akon Launches Solar Academy That Will Supply Electricity In Africa by azimibraun: 11:17am On Jun 07, 2015
God will bless him.

(1) (Reply)

NASS Leadership Tussle: Dogara, Saraki Threaten APC / APC Crisis: Governors Call Emergency Meeting As Osinbajo Meets Rep / Annoyed!: Why Do You Want Biafra!!

(Go Up)

Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health
religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket

Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 12
Disclaimer: Every Nairaland member is solely responsible for anything that he/she posts or uploads on Nairaland.