Most developing countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan African region rely on imported fossil fuels for their electricity, and for them to ensure that such electricity is affordable by their citizens, the governments subsidize the electricity tariffs. On the contrary, such countries have vast renewable energy resources such as solar and wind that have not been effectively tapped, mainly because of their high upfront investment costs that have hindered most of the people in these countries from using these resources. So, in case the governments revise their policies and instead of subsidizing fossil fuels, they apply these subsidies on renewable energy technology deployment, could this move be both economically and environmentally appropriate for these countries to consider as they endeavor to electrify their communities?