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epilogue with overarching conclusions and thoughts on the future of the
African energy sector in the Energy Transition era. The rest of the book
(Parts II and III) consists of ten chapters setting out these issues in more
detail.
This chapter sets out the context and aims of the book. The chapter
uniquely examines the progressive nature of global energy use and
introduces a new concept which Dr Victoria Nalule christens ‘Energy
Progression’ and opines is the most appropriate pathway for Africa to
adopt in order to benefit from its massive energy resources.
Chapter 2 highlights the energy challenges on the African continent and discusses the role of regional cooperation. Dr Macdonald
Irowarisima, in this chapter, notes that the global commodity markets
have revealed new challenges, especially in the energy market as it relates
to African countries. This is peculiar to Africa because most African
countries are energy commodity-dependent economies. This makes them
more vulnerable to the recent developments in the global energy market.
The chapter, therefore, explores how African regional organizations,
including the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS)
and Southern African Development Community (SADC), can tackle
these energy challenges regionally.
The various concerns of the energy transition in Africa are expounded
by Noreen Kidunduhu in Chapter 3. Using South Africa, Kenya and
Ethiopia as case studies, the chapter demonstrates the barriers to Africa’s
energy transition and advocates for blended strategies that would allow
African countries to capitalize their fossil fuel reserves while at the selfsame time achieve a path consistent with the Paris Targets.
In Chapter 4, Susan Nakanwagi examines the role of nuclear energy
in tackling energy access challenges in Africa in the energy transition
era. She notes that, although nuclear energy does not fall within the
ambits of renewable energy per se, it is a two-sided sword tackling both
the climate change concerns while addressing the access to energy challenges, more so, in Sub-Saharan Africa where a significant portion of the
population lacks access to modern and cleaner forms of energy. Effective regulation of the nuclear industry is vital in achieving the broader
objectives of the climate change regime and meeting SSA energy needs.
However, following the Chernobyl and Fukushima Daichi nuclear power
V. R. Nalule
epilogue with overarching conclusions and thoughts on the future of the
African energy sector in the Energy Transition era. The rest of the book
(Parts II and III) consists of ten chapters setting out these issues in more
detail.
This chapter sets out the context and aims of the book. The chapter
uniquely examines the progressive nature of global energy use and
introduces a new concept which Dr Victoria Nalule christens ‘Energy
Progression’ and opines is the most appropriate pathway for Africa to
adopt in order to benefit from its massive energy resources.
Chapter 2 highlights the energy challenges on the African continent and discusses the role of regional cooperation. Dr Macdonald
Irowarisima, in this chapter, notes that the global commodity markets
have revealed new challenges, especially in the energy market as it relates
to African countries. This is peculiar to Africa because most African
countries are energy commodity-dependent economies. This makes them
more vulnerable to the recent developments in the global energy market.
The chapter, therefore, explores how African regional organizations,
including the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS)
and Southern African Development Community (SADC), can tackle
these energy challenges regionally.
The various concerns of the energy transition in Africa are expounded
by Noreen Kidunduhu in Chapter 3. Using South Africa, Kenya and
Ethiopia as case studies, the chapter demonstrates the barriers to Africa’s
energy transition and advocates for blended strategies that would allow
African countries to capitalize their fossil fuel reserves while at the selfsame time achieve a path consistent with the Paris Targets.
In Chapter 4, Susan Nakanwagi examines the role of nuclear energy
in tackling energy access challenges in Africa in the energy transition
era. She notes that, although nuclear energy does not fall within the
ambits of renewable energy per se, it is a two-sided sword tackling both
the climate change concerns while addressing the access to energy challenges, more so, in Sub-Saharan Africa where a significant portion of the
population lacks access to modern and cleaner forms of energy. Effective regulation of the nuclear industry is vital in achieving the broader
objectives of the climate change regime and meeting SSA energy needs.
However, following the Chernobyl and Fukushima Daichi nuclear power