Not directly related to cities and their metropolitan area and I realise this is a very centralised and top-down approach. But it shows that these type of innovations can leapfrog developments that are not taking off in the 'Western world' due to political and commercial reasons.
Kenya launches Africa's largest wind farm
https://www-africanews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.africanews.com/amp/2019/07/20/kenya-launche...
Do you think this is smart?