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Publication date: 2011
Author: IPCC
Description: This article aims to look at the development of renewable energy not only from an economic or environmental perspective, but also aims to include social and partly institutional aspects as sustainable development policy, policy of the sustainable development of renewable energy sources in particular, should cover a much wider solution than just the potential analysis of the development of a specific resource.
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Publication date: 2011
Author: STPGC
Description: This paper attempts to assess the most suitable reform model for the electricity sector in SSA countries, based on evidence obtained from already reformed countries in the region and across the globe - a reform model, which can create a financially strong sector with positive environmental polices that will attract the required investment for geothermal development. The reform models proposed in this paper concentrates on several scenarios for the generation function with special attention paid to the geothermal energy development, and how the geothermal power generation can leverage on the energy sector in the region.
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Publication date: 2010
Author: Imperial College London
Description: This paper “Smart and Just Grids: opportunities for sub‐Saharan Africa” tackles this very important issue, setting out the current challenges and highlighting the role that the rapidly evolving technological and commercial concept of smart grids could play in ensuring a reliable and secure electricity supply for the region.
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Publication date: 2010
Author: Anton Eberhard / Katharine Nawal Gratwick
Description: This study analyses the outcomes of independent power projects (IPPs) across Sub-Saharan Africa. Approximately 20 such projects have taken root to date, concentrated mainly in 8 countries. A suite of country level and project level factors play a critical role in determining project success, chief among them: the manner in which planning, procurement and contracting are coherently linked, the role of development finance institutions along with the development origins of firms and credit enhancements.
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Publication date: 2009, December
Author: GTZ
Description: The Regional Reports on Renewable Energies showcase comprehensive, but still selective information on the specific characteristics of the energy sectors of the 30 assessed countries – 17 in West Africa, 5 in East Africa and 8 in Central Asia. Key facts and figures on these energy markets and their RE potential is given in the executive summary of each regional report.
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