Poverty and energy in Africa - A brief review

被引:102
作者
Karekezi, S [1 ]
机构
[1] African Energy Res Policy Network, AFREPREN, FWD, Nairobi, GPO, Kenya
关键词
poverty energy; Africa;
D O I
10.1016/S0301-4215(02)00047-2
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The objective of this paper is to provide a summary overview of the African energy sector and briefly examine the nexus of poverty and energy in the region. While the paper uses continent-wide data, the emphasis is placed on sub-Saharan Africa-the region where the need to improve modern energy services for the poor is particularly acute. For readers who are unfamiliar with Africa, the paper starts with a succinct review of the continent's key demographic and socio-economic characteristics. The paper then, presents important elements of the continent's energy consumption and supply sub-sectors. It ends with the identification of key drivers that are likely to decide the future direction of the sub-Saharan Africa's energy sector. The paper stresses that these key drivers will, to a significant extent, determine the latitude that the region's decision makers will have in tackling the enormous challenge of meeting the modern energy needs of sub-Saharan Africa's poor. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:915 / 919
页数:5
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