As U.S. Plans $7 Billion Effort to Electrify Africa, It Faces Challenges at Home

Date: July 9, 2013
Publication: National Geographic

After the news of US program to help develop sub-Saharan Africa's energy grid, IEEE Smart Grid expert Massoud Amin compares and contrasts the technological and investment tasks of upgrading the US energy infrastructure vs. establishing new infrastructure as in the target areas of the program. He also discusses the link between energy infrastructure investments and economic prosperity. Read more.