TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hafner,Manfred
AU  - Tagliapietra,Simone
AU  - Falchetta,Giacomo
AU  - Occhiali,Giovanni
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Renewables for Energy Access and Sustainable Development in East Africa
T2  - SpringerBriefs in Energy,
SN  - 9783030117351
AV  - TJ807-830 
U1  - 621.042 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Renewable energy resources
KW  - Africa—Economic conditions
KW  - Regional economics
KW  - Spatial economics
KW  - Energy policy
KW  - Energy and state
KW  - Renewable and Green Energy
KW  - African Economics
KW  - Regional/Spatial Science
KW  - Energy Policy, Economics and Management
N1  - Introduction -- East Africa: Regional Energy Outlook -- Country-Level Analysis: Power Sector, Energy Resources, and Policy Context -- Electrification Scenarios -- Conditions for RE Deployment and Energy Development -- RE Interaction with NG Resources -- Conclusions and Policy Implications; Open Access
N2  - This short open access book investigates the role of renewable energy in East Africa to provide policy-relevant inputs for the achievement of a cost-effective electrification process in the region. For each country, the authors review the current situation in the domestic power sector, adopt a GIS-based approach to plot renewable energy resources potential, and review currently planned projects and projects under development, as well as the key domestic renewables regulations. Based on such information, least-cost 100% electrification scenarios by 2030 are then modelled and comparative results over the required capacity additions and investment are reported and discussed. The authors also inquire into some of the key technological, economic, policy, cooperation, and financing challenges to the development of a portfolio of renewables to promote energy access in a sustainable way, including a discussion of the challenges and opportunities that might stem from the interaction between local RE potential and natural gas resources currently under development in the region. To conclude, policy recommendations based on the book’s results and targeted at international cooperation and development institutions, local policymakers, and private stakeholders in the region are elaborated
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11735-1
ER  -