Airtel Africa’s in the news as Africa’s mobile towers go solar amid diesel costs and grid off‑grid expansion. Bharti Airtel-backed, 14-country ops.
The UK government argues that a decentralised grid of wind, solar and storage strengthens national security by reducing reliance on large fossil fuel plants and vulnerable interconnectors, while stressing resilience against cyber and physical threats. Ministers point to Ukraine lessons and ongoing undersea-cable protections as proof of progress.