Universal electricity access is an important development objective, and the focus of a
number of key global UN initiatives. While robust electricity planning is widely believed to be …

Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa, 160 million grid-connected electricity consumers live in
countries where hydropower accounts for over 50% of total power supply. A warmer climate …

The long-term forecasting of energy supply and demand is of prime importance in Africa due
to the steady increase in energy requirements, the non-availability of sufficient resources …

Colombia represents that group of developing countries that is facing new challenges in
energy demand due to climatic phenomena, technological changes and the growing use of …

This paper develops a scenario-based model to identify and provide an array of electricity
demand in Africa, and to derive them from the African power system of development. A …

This report provides insights on energy supply and demand, power generation, investments
and total system costs, water consumption and withdrawal by the energy sector as well as …

Notwithstanding current heavy dependence on gas-fired electricity generation in the Eastern
African Power Pool (EAPP), hydropower is expected to play an essential role in improving …

Abstract The Economic Community of West African States aims to achieve 100%
electrification rates by 2030 in all member countries. To achieve this ambitious target …

Africa is a resource-rich continent but lacks the required power infrastructure. Efforts such as
the United Nations Sustainable Energy for All and US President Obama's Power Africa …

Due to the rapidly decreasing costs of small renewable electricity generation systems,
centralized power systems are no longer a necessary condition of universal access to …