ABSTRACT
Electricity remains the key driver of social economic development at national and international level. The energy demand is growing fast. Experts predict that by 2035, the energy demand will increase by 65% compared with 2008 [1]. To meet such fast growing energy demand without damaging our environment is not possible without significant increases in the share of renewable energy. It is very fortunate that many of developing countries in Asia and Africa have abundant resources of solar energy, low-cost desert and arid land areas which lead to the favourable economic conditions of large scale PV deployment. Wider utilization of solar energy should not only provide the foundation for reliable energy supply, but it may also bring a renaissance in the development of developing countries and can significantly contribute to enhancing their social economic development.
