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economic development.
1 For example, the total energy consumption in
Africa is the equivalent of what an individual consumes in an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD-example is
the United States) would consume in 25 days.
2
Africa is now experiencing positive demographic trends, rapid
economic growth, increasing urbanization, improving the political environment and an increasingly better climate for business during the
past decades. These indices suggest prospects for development which is
creating huge energy demand. A cursory look at the Sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA), one would see that energy demand grew by around 45% from
2000 to 2012.
3 In fact, some authors have forecasted that electricity
demand is going to reach double its value over the period 2010 and 2035
as a result of 3.8% average annual rise in GDP of Africa over the same
period.
4
In all of these factors, Africa has the world’s lowest ranking in terms
of electricity access rates.
5 Electricity access for the whole of Africa in
2019 was 43% in comparison to 86%, 95% and 92% for Developing
Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, respectively.
6 While rural electrification reached as high as over 70–80% in the latter regions, Africa
and SSA were below 30%.
7 With the various energy access challenges
1 N Avila, JP Carvallo, B Shaw, and DM Kammen, ‘The Energy Challenge in Sub-Saharan
Africa: A Guide for Advocates and Policymakers: Part 1: Generating Energy for Sustainable and
Equitable Development’, Oxfam Research Backgrounder Series, 2017, https://www.oxfamamer
ica.org/static/media/files/oxfam-RAEL-energySSA-pt1.pdf, accessed February 4, 2020.
2 Ibid.
3 Ibid., p. 5.
4 J Morrissey, ‘The Energy Challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Guide for Advocates and Policymakers: Part 1: Generating Energy for Sustainable and Equitable Development’, Oxfam
Research Backgrounder Series, 2017, https://www.oxfamamerica.org/static/media/files/oxfamRAEL-energySSA-pt1.pdf, accessed February 4, 2020.
5 International Finance Corporation, ‘Getting Electricity’, Doing Business Report IFC (Washington, DC, 2018).
6 Tracking Energy SDG7, The Energy Progress Report (2019), https://trackingsdg7.esmap.org/
data/files/download-documents/2019-Tracking%20SDG7-Full%20Report.pdf, accessed March
15, 2020.
7 Ibid.
M. Irowarisima
economic development.
1 For example, the total energy consumption in
Africa is the equivalent of what an individual consumes in an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD-example is
the United States) would consume in 25 days.
2
Africa is now experiencing positive demographic trends, rapid
economic growth, increasing urbanization, improving the political environment and an increasingly better climate for business during the
past decades. These indices suggest prospects for development which is
creating huge energy demand. A cursory look at the Sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA), one would see that energy demand grew by around 45% from
2000 to 2012.
3 In fact, some authors have forecasted that electricity
demand is going to reach double its value over the period 2010 and 2035
as a result of 3.8% average annual rise in GDP of Africa over the same
period.
4
In all of these factors, Africa has the world’s lowest ranking in terms
of electricity access rates.
5 Electricity access for the whole of Africa in
2019 was 43% in comparison to 86%, 95% and 92% for Developing
Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, respectively.
6 While rural electrification reached as high as over 70–80% in the latter regions, Africa
and SSA were below 30%.
7 With the various energy access challenges
1 N Avila, JP Carvallo, B Shaw, and DM Kammen, ‘The Energy Challenge in Sub-Saharan
Africa: A Guide for Advocates and Policymakers: Part 1: Generating Energy for Sustainable and
Equitable Development’, Oxfam Research Backgrounder Series, 2017, https://www.oxfamamer
ica.org/static/media/files/oxfam-RAEL-energySSA-pt1.pdf, accessed February 4, 2020.
2 Ibid.
3 Ibid., p. 5.
4 J Morrissey, ‘The Energy Challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Guide for Advocates and Policymakers: Part 1: Generating Energy for Sustainable and Equitable Development’, Oxfam
Research Backgrounder Series, 2017, https://www.oxfamamerica.org/static/media/files/oxfamRAEL-energySSA-pt1.pdf, accessed February 4, 2020.
5 International Finance Corporation, ‘Getting Electricity’, Doing Business Report IFC (Washington, DC, 2018).
6 Tracking Energy SDG7, The Energy Progress Report (2019), https://trackingsdg7.esmap.org/
data/files/download-documents/2019-Tracking%20SDG7-Full%20Report.pdf, accessed March
15, 2020.
7 Ibid.