Editor’s Note: Energy for Africa
The figures are staggering. Six hundred million Africans have no access to electricity, making up 75% of the world’s 789 million people who live without electricity.
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Category: AIF Issue 56
A far from bright future
Africa’s collective electricity supply is bedevilled by weak legal frameworks and regional rivalry
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The struggle to keep pace
Africa’s collective electricity supply is bedevilled by weak legal frameworks and regional rivalry
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Shaky ground for PPPs in Africa’s energy sector
Africa’s involvement in PPPs has been limited by an inability to guarantee investor funds, and...
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Profit and power
Despite the benefits, gambling on a Russian-led nuclear future for Africa will end up the equivalent of a game of Russian roulette
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A heavy price to pay
Being forced to use generators to supplement erratic power supplies is a heavy burden for African business.
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Rocky ride for Nigeria’s power sector
Nigeria’s power supply is bedevilled by infrastructural decay, corruption, inefficiency and a lack of capacity.
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A powerhouse for regional integration
The dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Renaissance Dam on the Nile might just offer hidden opportunities
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The high cost of slaving over a hot stove
Africa’s rural poor are particularly reliant on biomass for cooking and heating, exposing them to high levels of pollutants.
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China’s billion dollar dirty coal projects
China is investing heavily in coal-fi red plants in Africa, even as it prioritises renewables at home
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Wind and solar change the game
As the third phase of DRC’s Inga 3 hydropower project falters, questions have been raised about the financial risk to both host and its main client, South Africa
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Power for the people
The solution to Africa’s energy defiicit requires a multi-layered approach
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