Contents
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Part II Geographies of Energy Transition: Managing the
Decline of Fossil Fuels in Africa
5
Role of Law in the Energy Transitions in Africa:
Case Study of Nigeria’s Electricity Laws and Off-Grid
Renewable Energy Development
141
Michael Uche Ukponu, Yusuf Sulayman, and Kester Oyibo
5.1
Introduction
141
5.2 Overview of Nigeria’s Renewable Energy
Regulatory Framework
146
5.3 A Critical Analysis of the Conflict of Electricity
Laws
151
5.4 Contemporary Approaches to Actualizing Rapid
Renewable Energy Development from Legal
and Governance Perspectives
165
5.5
Conclusion
178
Bibliography
180
6 The Status and Future of Charcoal in the Energy
Transition Era in Sub-Saharan Africa: Observations
from Uganda
189
Catherine Nabukalu and Reto Gieré
6.1
Introduction
189
6.2 Environmental and Health Implications
of Charcoal Production and Consumption
191
6.3
Methodology
194
6.4 The Status of Raw Material Procurement
for Charcoal Production in Africa
195
6.5
Charcoal in the Final Market
203
6.6 Optionality in the Energy Mix: When
Consumers Choose Charcoal Over Modern
Alternatives
209
6.7 Beyond Market Dynamics: Infrastructural
Barriers to the Consumption of Modern Energy
Alternatives in Africa
212