Sustainable Rural Bioenergy Solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa: A collection of good practices
This collection aims to provide a reference for policy makers and practitioners working to scale up bioenergy in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Energy, agriculture, forestry, environment, finance and business experts all seek for solutions to provide energy and also enhance food security, social welfare and environmental sustainability.
- January 2019
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- Benefits, Off-grid for Energy Access
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- English
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- Angola, Benin
Sustainable harvest: Bioenergy potential from agroforestry and nitrogen-fixing wood crops in Africa
This study aims to estimate the potential for sustainable bioenergy production in Africa through such systems, based on the evaluation of yields for 15 short-rotation woody crops.
- January 2019
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- Energy Transition
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- English
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- Algeria, Angola
Planning and prospects for renewable power: West Africa
Low-cost renewable energy, especially from solar photovoltaic (PV) installations, has become an increasingly important part of West Africa’s electricity supply. This report outlines three broad scenarios for the growth of renewables in the region’s power systems, particularly in relation to key national and regional targets.
- November 2018
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- Power
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- English, French
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- Benin, Cote D'Ivoire
Renewable energy auctions:
Cases from sub-Saharan Africa
Auctions can help countries across sub-Saharan Africa achieve record-low prices for solar and wind power. Five countries have run renewable energy auctions, while at least 15 more are developing such programmes.
- April 2018
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- Policy, Finance & Investment
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- English
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- South Africa, Uganda
Biofuel potential in Sub-Saharan Africa: Raising food yields, reducing food waste and utilising residues
This report offers detailed estimates of the biomass resource potential in Ghana, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda. With conversion to advanced liquid biofuels, sustainable biomass feedstock could potentially meet or exceed the five countries’ combined fuel needs for transport in 2050, according IRENA estimates.
- November 2017
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- Off-grid for Energy Access
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- English
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- Ghana, Mozambique
Investment Opportunities in West Africa (Global Atlas)
This report provides a region-wide pre-feasibility assessment of solar and wind opportunities in West Africa, for both grid connected and off-grid systems.
- December 2016
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- Energy Transition, Finance & Investment
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- English
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- Niger, Nigeria
The UMEME Framework for NDC Implementation: Advancing renewable energy in Africa together with national climate plans
The historic Paris climate agreement, adopted by countries around the world in December 2015, aims to the rise of global temperature well below 2 degrees Celsius. Renewable energy will play a key role in this effort, which encompasses developing as well as developed countries, by increasing the supply of cheap and accessible energy in a less carbon-intensive manner.
- November 2016
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- Policy, Climate Change
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- English
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- Angola, Algeria
Bioethanol in Africa: A Case for Technology Transfer and South-South Cooperation
Sustainable biofuels have an important role to play in Africa’s development. Sugarcane bioethanol is currently the most cost-effective commercial biofuel and has the highest energy balance.
- October 2016
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- Benefits, Power
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- English
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- Brazil, Benin
Solar PV in Africa: Costs and Markets
The report discusses challenges in policy making and proposes a co-ordinated effort to collect data on the installed costs of solar PV in Africa, across all market segments to improve the efficiency of policy support and accelerate deployment.
- September 2016
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- Costs, Off-grid for Energy Access
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- English
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- Kenya, Tanzania
Renewables Readiness Assessment: Ghana
Ghana has one of Africa’s highest rates of access to electricity. In 2014 this was estimated at 72%, with over 87% in urban areas and nearly 50% in rural areas. The country also exports power to its neighbours, Togo, Benin and Burkina Faso. The Ghanaian power industry is unbundled, comprising generation utilities, transmission and distribution companies, and independent power...
- November 2015
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- Energy Transition
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- English
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- Ghana