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Energy in Africa : Challenges and Opportunities.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hafner, Manfred.
Other Authors: Tagliapietra, Simone., de Strasser, Lucia.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2018.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Energy Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • About the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)
  • About FEEM's Energy Scenarios and Policy (ESP) Research Programme
  • About the Authors
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Challenge of Energy Access in Africa
  • 1.1 Today's Landscape
  • 1.1.1 Energy Demand, People and Sectors
  • 1.1.2 Mapping Access to Modern Energy
  • 1.1.3 Primary Energy and the Role of Traditional Biomass
  • 1.1.4 Quality of Power Supply
  • 1.2 Tomorrow's Open Questions
  • 1.2.1 Future Energy Demand
  • 1.2.2 More Power, for All
  • 1.2.3 Grids, Mini-Grids, or Stand-Alone Systems?
  • 1.2.4 The Changing Role of Fossil Fuels
  • 1.2.5 The Future of Cooking
  • References
  • 2 The Role of Hydrocarbons in Africa's Energy Mix
  • 2.1 Reserves and Producing Countries
  • 2.1.1 Oil and Gas
  • 2.1.2 Coal
  • 2.2 Demand
  • 2.3 Energy Trade (Out of Africa)
  • 2.4 Insufficient Infrastructure
  • 2.5 A Long-Term Perspective on Fossil Fuel Development
  • 2.5.1 Natural Gas Potential
  • 2.5.2 The Case of LPG for Cooking
  • 2.5.3 Managing Air Pollution from the Energy Sector
  • References
  • 3 Prospects for Renewable Energy in Africa
  • 3.1 Solar
  • 3.2 Wind
  • 3.3 Hydropower
  • 3.3.1 Large Hydropower
  • 3.3.2 Small Hydropower
  • 3.4 Geothermal
  • 3.5 Modern Bioenergy: Efficiency, Waste Valorisation, and Biofuels
  • 3.6 Upscaling Renewables
  • References
  • 4 Energy Investments for Africa's Energy Transition
  • 4.1 Electricity for All in Africa: Which Costs?
  • 4.2 Reforming SSA Power Sectors to Facilitate Investments
  • 4.2.1 The Reform of Power Utilities
  • 4.2.2 The Reform of Energy Subsidies
  • 4.3 The Role of International Public Finance Initiatives for Em-powering Africa
  • 4.4 Making the Best of International Financial Assistance
  • 4.5 The Role of Europe
  • 4.6 The Actual Cost of Universal Access to Clean Cooking?.
  • 4.7 Beyond Energy Access: The Implications of Africa's Electrification for Climate Change
  • References
  • Conclusions
  • Annex: Map of African Countries and Key Socio-economic and Energy Indicators.

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