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Africa Energy Poverty : G8 Energy Ministers Meeting 2009

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-12T20:26:01Z
dc.date.available2013-03-12T20:26:01Z
dc.date.issued2009-05-24
dc.description.abstractWorldwide, about 1.6 billion people lack access to electricity services. There are also large populations without access in the poorer countries of Asia and Latin America, as well as in the rural and peri-urban areas of middle income countries. However large-scale electrification programs that is currently underway in middle income countries and the poor countries of Asia will increase household electricity access more rapidly than in sub-Saharan Africa. Africa has the lowest electrification rate of all the regions at 26 percent of households, meaning that as many as 547 million people are without access to electricity. On current trends less than half of African countries will reach universal access to electricity even by 2050. Without access to electricity services, the poor are deprived of opportunities to improve their living standards and the delivery of health and education services is compromised when electricity is not available in clinics, in schools and in the households of students and teachers. The total financing needs for Africa to resolve the power supply crisis are of the order of approximately US$40 billion per annum or 6.4 percent of region's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In response to the power crisis, donors have increased their support to the power sector, though more is needed. From the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s, donor assistance for the African power sector averaged no more than US$500 million per year. The private sector will be key to energy access expansion. For example, private sector expertise will be needed to develop the large complex generation and transmission projects (especially cross-border projects) that are necessary and for which a project finance approach will be often the most appropriate. The current global credit crisis poses additional challenges to mobilizing financing for energy infrastructure and especially for projects with perceived higher risk or higher costs. Nevertheless, governments can still access finance in the private markets for sound investments.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/05/16465397/africa-energy-poverty-g8-energy-ministers-meeting-2009
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/12673
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12673
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO ENERGY
dc.subjectACCESS TO GRID ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY
dc.subjectADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectAFFORDABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY
dc.subjectBALANCE
dc.subjectBIOGAS
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectBIOMASS COMBUSTION
dc.subjectBORDER TRADE
dc.subjectBORDER TRANSMISSION
dc.subjectBOTTOM LINE
dc.subjectCARBON ECONOMY
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON ENERGY
dc.subjectCARBON FINANCE
dc.subjectCARBON FOOTPRINT
dc.subjectCARBON MARKET
dc.subjectCARBON TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCLEAN ENERGY
dc.subjectCLEAN FUELS
dc.subjectCLEAN TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCLEAN WATER
dc.subjectCLEANER ENERGY
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE POLICY
dc.subjectCO
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOLLECTION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectCOMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS
dc.subjectCOMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS
dc.subjectCONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectCOSTS OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectCROP PROCESSING
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR POWER
dc.subjectDEMAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDESERTIFICATION
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectDIESEL GENERATORS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION NETWORK
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectEFFICIENT LIGHTING
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY BILLS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY DEMAND
dc.subjectELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SECTOR
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY USAGE
dc.subjectELECTRICITY UTILITIES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY UTILITY
dc.subjectELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEND-USE
dc.subjectENERGY AUDITS
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENERGY COSTS
dc.subjectENERGY CROPS
dc.subjectENERGY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENERGY MARKETS
dc.subjectENERGY MIX
dc.subjectENERGY NEEDS
dc.subjectENERGY OUTLOOK
dc.subjectENERGY POLICIES
dc.subjectENERGY POLICY
dc.subjectENERGY PRICES
dc.subjectENERGY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectENERGY RESEARCH
dc.subjectENERGY SAVINGS
dc.subjectENERGY SECURITY
dc.subjectENERGY SERVICE
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCE
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectENERGY SUPPLY
dc.subjectENERGY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectENERGY USE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL RISKS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectFEEDSTOCKS
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST SERVICE
dc.subjectFOSSIL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectFUEL SUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectFUEL USE
dc.subjectFUEL WOOD
dc.subjectGASOLINE
dc.subjectGENERATION
dc.subjectGENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectGEOTHERMAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectGEOTHERMAL ENERGY
dc.subjectGEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGLOBAL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
dc.subjectGLOBAL GREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGRID ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectGRID ELECTRICITY SERVICE
dc.subjectGRID ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectGRID EXTENSION
dc.subjectGRID RENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectGRID SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHEALTH RISKS
dc.subjectHEAT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ENERGY
dc.subjectHYDRO-POWER
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINCINERATION
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS IN ENERGY
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS IN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectKEROSENE
dc.subjectKILOWATT HOUR
dc.subjectKILOWATT-HOUR
dc.subjectLAND DEGRADATION
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLANDFILL
dc.subjectLANDFILL SITES
dc.subjectLIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
dc.subjectLIQUID FUELS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOAD SHEDDING
dc.subjectLOW-CARBON
dc.subjectMODERN FUELS
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNATURAL FORESTS
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACTS
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOIL PRICE
dc.subjectOIL PRICES
dc.subjectPER CAPITA ENERGY
dc.subjectPER CAPITA ENERGY USE
dc.subjectPETROLEUM
dc.subjectPETROLEUM GAS
dc.subjectPHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPIPELINE
dc.subjectPIPELINE PROJECTS
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPOWER CRISIS
dc.subjectPOWER DEMAND
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPOWER PRODUCER
dc.subjectPOWER PRODUCERS
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPOWER SHORTAGES
dc.subjectPOWER SOURCES
dc.subjectPOWER SUPPLY
dc.subjectPOWER SYSTEM
dc.subjectPOWER SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPOWER TRADE
dc.subjectPOWER UTILITIES
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY ENERGY
dc.subjectQUALITY ENERGY
dc.subjectQUALITY FUEL
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectRENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectRURAL ENERGY
dc.subjectSAFE DISPOSAL
dc.subjectSMOKE
dc.subjectSOLAR HOME SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSOLAR PANELS
dc.subjectSOLAR RESOURCES
dc.subjectSOLID FUELS
dc.subjectSPACE HEATING
dc.subjectSUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTHERMAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectTONS OF CARBON
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL FUEL
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL FUELS
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION CAPACITY
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTURBINE
dc.subjectUNEP
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWORLD ENERGY
dc.subjectWORLD ENERGY OUTLOOK
dc.titleAfrica Energy Poverty : G8 Energy Ministers Meeting 2009en
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.date.disclosure2012-07-04
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T09:49:17.463955Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Energy Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/05/16465397/africa-energy-poverty-g8-energy-ministers-meeting-2009
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
okr.guid235671468202449874
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000386194_20120704023335
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16465397
okr.identifier.report70565
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.sectorEnergy and mining :: Renewable energy
okr.sectorEnergy and mining :: Power
okr.sectorEnergy and mining :: Oil and gas
okr.themeUrban development :: Access to urban services and housing
okr.themeRural development :: Rural services and infrastructure
okr.themeTrade and integration :: Regional integration
okr.themeFinancial and private sector development :: Infrastructure services for private sector development
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicEnergy::Energy and Environment
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.topicEnvironment::Environment and Energy Efficiency
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.unitEnergy Practice 1 (AFTG1)
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