admingrid electricity while the majority depend on non-renewable sources of energy.
In an interview at the national launch of the “Poor People’s Energy Outlook” book on Tuesday, Practical Action acting regional director Mr Kudzai Marovanidze called for broader stakeholder participation to ensure the betterment of communities through helping them access energy.
The book examines methods to enhance global access to energy and the various needs to which energy is required.
“There is a need for continued engagement by policy makers, practitioners and communities to address the needs of poor people,” he said.
He said the insufficiency of energy in rural areas was causing extreme disparities between the education, health, water supply and general livelihood between those in rural and urban areas.
Zimbabwe Energy Council executive director Mr Panganayi Sithole said it was high time Zimbabweans addressed their energy needs more efficiently.
“We need to interpolate at country level what the global perceptive is, put it at a micro level and help the poor among us. There is a need to identify gaps in our country by making sure that all public institutions have energy-related data,” he said.
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