akon on his mission to provide electricity to 600 million in africa - solar street lighting system
Akon is achieving his lifelong goal of using his celebrity to give back to Africa by addressing the continent's energy crisis.
Last summer, Senegalese
American singer-
Working with political activist Thione Niang and entrepreneur Samba Bathily-
Launch the "Solar Academy" of Akon Lighting Africa initiative to provide affordable sources of electricity to 0. 6 billion Africans.
Akon said that since its launch in the capital of Mali, Bamako, the agency has made significant progress by installing solar street lights for public lighting and home service systems for home use.
"We have expanded since the announcement last year," Akon said in an interview with Huffington Post . ".
"We are currently in 18 countries and we are growing very, very fast.
I think we will complete the deadline in 48 countries by 2020 and really achieve this goal . . . . . . Lighting is the main focus at the moment, and once we have a firm grip on the control and energy side, we can extend it to other regions.
"According to the project's website, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Kenya are among the 25 target countries for the" Solar Academy "mission with the goal of reaching 0. 6 billion Africans.
The solar energy initiative is also designed to teach African engineers and entrepreneurs how to install and maintain solar energy
Power system and micro-grid.
Akon acknowledged some of the obstacles that the initiative faced in moving towards its goals, but noted that many of the college's challenges were presented at the initial stages of the project launch.
"All the challenges are actually building an appropriate team from the start and then educating yourself about energy and renewable energy and the territories it will install in Africa," he said . ".
"Of course, dealing with some heads of state to give them a better understanding of the advantages of renewable energy and what they are doing in terms of power grids and so on . . . . . . But we're pretty much sure that most of the challenges we face in many of these countries, so at this point we're almost cruising.
"In order to cooperate with his humanitarian efforts in Africa, Akon--
A multi-disc record artist, who is also responsible for launching a career as a pop star like Mrs. gagadan Colby Odonis ---
He is also working on his new album stadium and re-launching his Konvict Muzik label Konvict Kartel.
The music will be his first release in seven years.
"Although I am not active as an artist ---
As for the announcement record--
"I played a very important role in posting other behaviors and was part of other behavioral careers," Akon told Huffington Post . ".
Fans can look forward to the revised label release compilation (
The artist's OG shits dirty, funky DJ and money guy)
"Before the end of summer.