Being in the dark and turning on the light to see is common for us and, sometimes, we do not appreciate everything that that gesture entails. Worldwide, there are almost a billion people who live without electricity.
What happens to people who stay off the electrical grid?
The United Nations has warned that there are currently almost one billion people who do not have electricity around the world. Even with the expected energy supply improvements, it is estimated that 780 million of them could remain off the grid in 2030.
In the framework of the Environment Assembly (UNEA-3), which is held in Nairobi, the UN has indicated that there has been an improvement in the increase of some solar energy systems in areas of the world where there is not much income such as in some areas of Africa and Asia. It is in these places where 95% of the world's population reside without electricity.
However, significant advancements have been made in recent years, such as successful deployments of solar products with improved batteries, lower capital costs, affordable financing, and easy access to pay-as-you-go schemes.
One of the most useful options to end this energy poverty is decentralized solar energy. Thanks to her, the Sustainable Development Goals and eradicate poverty. In addition, this increase in the electricity grid would have zero emissions as a tool to combat climate change.
The United Nations' commitment is to create awareness and find solutions to this impact that pollution has on human life and at the same time supply electricity to all those countries that do not have it. With decentralized solar energy this is possible.