Q&A: The power of shared data in the energy transition

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Africa’s renewable ambitions are growing, but affordable energy planning remains a challenge. We spoke with Tosin George, Project Manager at Open Energy Transition, to explain how open-source tools could help countries design transparent, cost-effective and climate-aligned energy systems for both governments and investors.

• Proprietary modelling tools used in Africa are expensive, closed off, and often built for foreign markets, making them difficult to adapt to African realities.

• “Unlike the saying ‘too many cooks spoil the broth’, in open source, it is the opposite. The more people contribute, add features, and find bugs, the better the tools become,” said Ms Tosin.

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