کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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995742 | 1481316 | 2012 | 10 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Sub-Saharan Africa faces chronic power problems, including insufficient generation capacity, low connectivity, poor reliability, and high costs, all of which constrain development. The investment requirements to meet Africa's power needs are noted and strategies to address the funding gap are set out. The time for an ideological debate on public versus private investment is over—both are needed. Africa's key challenges are the management of hybrid power markets, the reform of state-owned utilities, cost-reflective pricing, better targeting of subsidies, the nimbler rollout of electrification, and stronger regional integration.
► Africa has insufficient power generation, low connectivity, poor reliability, and high costs.
► Investment requirements to meet Africa's power needs are calculated.
► Key challenges are the management of hybrid power markets and the reform of state-owned utilities.
► Other challenges are cost-reflective pricing, extending access, and stronger regional integration.
Journal: Energy Policy - Volume 42, March 2012, Pages 9–18