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The Economics of Renewable Energy Expansion in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.authorDeichmann, Uwe
dc.contributor.authorMeisner, Craig
dc.contributor.authorMurray, Siobhan
dc.contributor.authorWheeler, David
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-30T07:33:40Z
dc.date.available2012-03-30T07:33:40Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractAccelerating development in Sub-Saharan Africa will require massive expansion of access to electricity--currently reaching only about one third of households. This paper explores how essential economic development might be reconciled with the need to keep carbon emissions in check. We develop a geographically explicit framework and use spatial modeling and cost estimates from recent engineering studies to determine where stand-alone renewable energy generation is a cost effective alternative to centralized grid supply. Our results suggest that decentralized renewable energy will likely play an important role in expanding rural energy access. However, it will be the lowest cost option for a minority of households in Africa, even when likely cost reductions over the next 20 years are considered. Decentralized renewables are competitive mostly in remote and rural areas, while grid connected supply dominates denser areas where the majority of households reside. These findings underscore the need to decarbonize the fuel mix for centralized power generation as it expands in Africa.en
dc.identifier.citationEnergy Policy
dc.identifier.issn03014215
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/5611
dc.language.isoEN
dc.relation.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.subjectEconomic Development: Agriculture
dc.subjectNatural Resources
dc.subjectEnergy
dc.subjectEnvironment
dc.subjectOther Primary Products O130
dc.subjectEconomic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses
dc.subjectTransportation O180
dc.subjectAlternative Energy Sources Q420
dc.subjectEnergy: Government Policy Q480
dc.subjectRegional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, and Changes R110
dc.titleThe Economics of Renewable Energy Expansion in Rural Sub-Saharan Africaen
dc.title.alternativeEnergy Policyen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.typeArticle de journalfr
dc.typeArtículo de revistaes
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okr.doctypeJournal Article
okr.externalcontentExternal Content
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum533
okr.journal.nbpages215-227
okr.language.supporteden
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.relation.associatedurlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2010.09.034
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okr.relation.associatedurlhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03014215
okr.relation.associatedurlhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/19902
okr.volume39
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