Journal article
An action agenda for Africa’s electricity sector
Institutional Development, UNEP DTU Partnership, Department of Technology, Management and Economics, Technical University of Denmark1
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis2
UNEP DTU Partnership, Department of Technology, Management and Economics, Technical University of Denmark3
Department of Technology, Management and Economics, Technical University of Denmark4
European Commission5
University of California at Berkeley6
University College London7
Commission of the African Union8
International Energy Agency - Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme9
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa10
...and 0 moreTo meet the needs of a growing population in a manner that is socially equitable, economically viable, and environmentally sustainable, Africa's electricity sector will require a major transformation. It has already undergone some important changes over the past decade. Efforts to expand access to electricity have proceeded at a slightly faster pace than anticipated 10 years ago.
In parallel, the deployment of renewable energy technologies has progressed apace, despite new discoveries of natural gas across the continent and favored by the volatility of oil prices. Nonetheless, the expansion and modernization of Africa's electricity sector need heightened efforts, as evidenced by current electrification rates, generation-capacity levels, and security-of-supply indicators.
We identify a suite of actions that, if implemented, would put Africa's electricity sector on track to sharply increase electrification rates across the continent while securing long-term access to affordable cleaner energy, and reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and emissions of local-air pollutants.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
Year: | 2021 |
Pages: | 616-619 |
ISSN: | 10959203 and 00368075 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1126/science.abh1975 |
ORCIDs: | Puig, Daniel |