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Publication date: 2017, June
Author: BMZ
Description: The German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), co-chair of the Africa-EU Energy Partnership, has launched his new initiative “Green people´s energy for Africa” as part of the Marshall Plan with Africa. Minister Müller intends to broaden Germany’s support of decentralised energy solutions in rural areas through municipalities, private investments and local cooperatives. Müller: “Africa’s potential for renewable energy is enormous. At the same time, more than half the population of Africa has no access to electricity. Decentralised supply structures based on renewable energy sources are playing an important role to provide quick and effective supply to rural areas.”.
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Publication date: 2017, June
Author: World Bank
Description: A new World Bank report entitled “Linking Up: Public-Private Partnerships in Power Transmission in Africa” suggests that it is possible for the private sector to finance, build and maintain Africa’s electricity transmission infrastructure - also known as the independent power transmission model (IPT) - and help expand electricity coverage in the region.
Transmission – like generation and distribution of power – is a critical factor in getting electricity across thousands of miles to those who need it most. Expanding the transmission network requires between $3.2 billion and $4.3 billion every year until 2040 – something the region’s electricity utilities that are often state-run, will not be able to fulfill on their own.
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Publication date: 2017, June
Author: Bruegel
Description: Electrification is one of sub-Saharan Africa’s most pressing socio-economic challenges. Europe has created a myriad of fragmented initiatives to promote electrification in sub-Saharan Africa, limiting their efficacy. This sub-optimal situation should be changed by coordinating the initiatives of European institutions and EU countries through a unique platform: the EU Electrify Africa Hotspot.
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Publication date: 2017, May
Author: ACSEA
Description: In the publication published with support from Brot für die Welt and Germanwatch, the African Coalition for Sustainable Energy and Access (ACSEA) presents African CSOs viewpoints and demands with regard to AREI and surrounding activities.
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Publication date: 2017, May
Author: HYSTRA
Description: This report is intended for entrepreneurs, as well as large companies, investors, donors, and governments who are open to learn from inspiring practitioners, and who believe that market-based approaches have a major role to play in the sustainable provision of energy for all.
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Publication date: 2017, May
Author: Exim Bank of India
Description: Exim Bank of India - Power Sector in Africa: Prospect and Potential.
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Publication date: 2017, April
Author: Brookings
Description: Financing sources for African energy infrastructure include domestic financing by African governments and external financing in the form of ODF from multilateral institutions (such as the African Development Bank and the World Bank, as well as most of the OECD-DAC donors), PPI, and Chinese financing.
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Publication date: 2017, April
Author: AfDB
Description: GMG Market Assessment Methodology: Part 1: Evaluation of Methodologies and Best Practices Available to assess GMG Potential.
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Publication date: 2017, April
Author: AfDB
Description: GMG Market Assessment Methodology: Part 2: Creation of an Opportunity Assessment Methodology.
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Publication date: 2017, April
Author: AfDB
Description: The New Deal on Energy for Africa is a partnership-driven effort with the aspirational goal of achieving universal access to energy in Africa by 2025. To achieve this goal, the African Development Bank has worked with governments, the private sector, and bilateral and multilateral energy sector initiatives to develop a Transformative Partnership on Energy for Africa – a platform for public private partnerships for innovative financing in Africa’s energy sector.
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Publication date: 2017, April
Author: EUEI PDF
Description: The EUEI PDF has conducted a study on potential scenarios outlining the energy and climate responsive growth situations from now to 2050 in cities in sub-Saharan Africa. The study aims to provide an input to shape the policy dialogue around the role that African cities can and should play in the implementation of their countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The research provides strategic directions to the following four stakeholder groups: African public institutions at national, regional and municipal levels, the private sector, civil society and the international donor community.
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Publication date: 2017, April
Author: Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Description: 2017 is shaping up as an important year of groundwork-laying for micro-grids in remote or un-electrified regions of the world. Storage companies and technology giants continue to lead the charge on solar and storage micro-grids while island communities are serving as test-beds for piloting new systems and ideas. This Market Outlook takes a closer look at the latest micro-grid developments, along with other important milestones in Frontier Power during 1Q 2017.
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Publication date: 2017, March
Author: PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Description: This study identifies, characterizes, and values wind and solar electricity resources for 21 countries in the Eastern and Southern Africa Power Pools. We find that many countries possess potential many times their projected demand. However, because the most competitive wind and solar resources are spatially uneven, international transmission could allow the region as a whole to benefit from “no-regrets” or low-cost, low-impact, and highly accessible resources. International energy trade also lowers system costs by reducing the need for conventional power plants and allows lower impact, more accessible renewable energy sites to be cost competitive. Regional interconnections planned around strategic siting opportunities are crucial for realizing no-regrets wind and solar energy development that can be competitive with conventional generation in African countries.
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Publication date: 2017, March
Author: AfDB
Description: The GMG Strategy proposes that African governments prioritise these issues for immediate action, so as to create the necessary foundation for national GMG market development. Action required: Design streamlined GMG licensing requirements and procedures for legitimate GMG service providers, including the preparation of mini-grid standards that ensure the required quality, safety and consumer protections.
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Publication date: 2017, March
Author: AfDB
Description: This catalogue represents the most current and comprehensive comparative representation of the green mini-grid (GMG) policy status for all African countries to date. It provides links to further details and compiles the latest publicly available material. Although other GMG policy sources are available, they are neither exhaustive, nor do they encompass the realities of the status in all African countries.
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Publication date: 2017, March
Author: AfDB, IMF and WBG
Description: The G-20 Compact with Africa (CWA) Initiative, under the G-20 Finance Track, provides a framework for boosting private investment and increasing the provision of infrastructure in Africa. The initiative aims to help African countries seize their potential for sustained and inclusive economic growth by mobilizing governments and their international partners to implement concrete measures to significantly increase private and infrastructure investment in Africa.
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Publication date: 2017, March
Author: Proparco
Description: This issue of Private Sector & Development explores the benefits – and the requirements – of increased intervention in electricity production by the private sector. How have independent power generation projects established in Africa fared to date? What are the main obstacles in the way of their growth? Can private projects help to facilitate a shift towards renewable energies? Can decentralized means of production that are not connected to the main electricity grid (“off-grid”) ease access to retail customers and SMEs? As a general rule, developing efficient public-private partnerships would seem to be the best – indeed perhaps the only – solution for confronting the major challenge of sub-Saharan Africa’s energy deficit.
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Publication date: 2017, February
Author: Energy 4 Impact
Description: The new report, covering 46 countries in Africa and 12 countries in the Middle East, gathered survey data from over 70 alternative finance platforms between 2013-2015. The study details the types of online alternative finance, ranging from reward-based crowdfunding to peer-to-peer business lending, that are prevailing in African and Middle Eastern countries. It captures the industry volumes in key markets, documents the growth of alternative funding for start-ups and SMEs, analyses the latest market trends and explores the changing regulatory landscape in Africa and the Middle East.
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Publication date: 2017, February
Author: Smart Villages
Description: This report focuses on mini-grids that generate a substantial portion of electricity using renewable energy sources. The IEA (2011) estimates that mini-grids are the best solution for providing electricity to 45% of the rural population without access to electricity. Mini-grids can utilise locally available energy sources such as wind, solar, biomass, and hydro. Using locally available renewable energy sources has the advantage of low running costs, greater energy security, and lower environmental pollution.
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Publication date: 2017, February
Author: RECP
Description: The study elaborates on the activities and impact from well-established organisations involved in eLearning in Africa with a special focus on renewable energy education. It is the first study to provide an extensive overview over face-to-face and eLearning programmes and curricula for renewable energy in Africa and Europe. It also reveals an existing, however not sufficient awareness for the usage of educational technologies in African higher education. Moreover, it summarises learning technologies, which could be used to transform a didactical traditional face-to-face curriculum into a (blended) eLearning programme or curriculum for renewable energy studies. The study provides an interesting outlook and recommendations to strengthen eLearning for renewable energy higher education in Africa.
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