This report—which is based on a country-by-country assessment of supply, demand, renewable energy potential and technology prospects—recommends 14 actions to accelerate the Africa’s renewable energy uptake in Africa.
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Source: International Renewable Energy Agency
Date: January 2015
This report focuses on the role that national policy makers will play in this transformation of power grids towards heavy reliance on renewable energy sources.
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency
Date: January 2015
This report describes how subsidized electricity has incentivized groundwater extraction in Haryana, India. The authors identify agricultural subsidies in general and then quantify the major irrigation, fertilizer and agricultural electricity subsidies.
Source: International Institute for Sustainable Development
Date: October 2015
This recorded webinar examines the Readiness for Investment in Sustainable Energy (RISE) project, which provides indicators for assessing the legal and regulatory landscape for investment in sustainable energy.
Source: World Bank Group, Clean Energy Solutions Center
Date: June 2015
This report describes the energy context for Djibouti, which faces several critical challenges associated with energy generation, distribution and use. It explores enabling environments for renewables, details the opportunities to develop the renewables sector and recommends further action.
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Date: May 2015
This training material, published by the SBC Energy Institute (SBC-EI), summarizes the innovations that are collectively known as smart-grid technologies.
Source: SBC Energy Institute (SBC-EI)
Date: July 2015
This report describes the range of choices available in renewable energy auctions and makes recommendations to facilitate optimal decision-making. The authors focus on challenges that need to be addressed and the alternatives that may be considered for each auction design element.
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Date: January 2015
This report explains how the need for lighting products in places like Africa remains critical, as a large portion of households still have no access to electrical services.
Source: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Date: January 2015
This journal article describes how urban population growth, improved living standards and dwindling water supplies in the United States are causing the demand for treated municipal water to exceed the supply.
Source: HortScience Journal
Date: December 2008
This brochure provides an update on Climate Investment Funds (CIF) activities in 2015 in African nations.
Source: African Development Bank Group
Date: June 2015