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 futureÂ
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 sectorÂ
Africa’s involvement in PPPs has been limited by an inability to guarantee investor funds, and gaps in capacity Africa is home to about 1.3 billion people. It is the second-largest and second most populous continent in the world. The abundance of resources notwithstanding, the continent remains under-developed and very little of these resources have translated into sustained […]
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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 Â
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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