1. Powering Up : Costing Power Infrastructure Spending Needs in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Author
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Rosnes, Orvika and Vennemo, Haakon
- Subjects
FUEL COSTS ,REAL INCOME ,DOMESTIC PRODUCTION ,POWER CONSUMPTION ,FUTURE DEMAND ,ANNUAL COST ,ECONOMIC GROWTH ,GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ,RENEWABLE GENERATION ,EXCHANGE RATES ,COAL POWER PLANTS ,GENERATION ASSETS ,PRICE TAG ,ROUTES ,COAL RESOURCES ,RAINFALL ,POWER DEMAND ,SUPPLY SIDE ,EMISSIONS ,TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS ,FOSSIL ,THERMAL POWER GENERATION ,INCOME ,DISTRIBUTION ASSETS ,CRUDE OIL ,DIESEL ,CAPITAL INVESTMENT COSTS ,CAPITAL INVESTMENTS ,INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING ,SUBSTITUTION ,ELECTRICITY DEMAND ,ELECTRIFICATION ,GROWTH IN ELECTRICITY DEMAND ,ENERGY OUTLOOK ,SCENARIOS ,DIESEL FUEL ,PRODUCTION COSTS ,GAS ,POWER SYSTEM ,PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE ,INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS ,ASSETS ,FOSSIL FUELS ,DEMAND FOR POWER ,ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION ,GENERATION CAPACITY ,HEAT PRODUCTION ,DOMESTIC GAS ,ENERGY TRANSMISSION ,POWER SUPPLY ,PRODUCTION INCREASES ,GREENHOUSE GAS ,MARGINAL COST ,PIPELINE ,POWER STATIONS ,ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ,ENERGY SUPPLY ,THERMAL PLANTS ,POWER PLANTS ,HYDROPOWER ,CAPITAL INVESTMENT ,DISTRIBUTION GRID ,CONNECTION COSTS ,MARGINAL COSTS ,THERMAL POWER PLANT ,WEATHER PATTERNS ,TOTAL COST ,COLORS ,ELECTRICITY DEMAND GROWTH ,OIL PRODUCTS ,VARIABLE COSTS ,SENSITIVITY ANALYSES ,HYDROPOWER PLANT ,LOWER DEMAND ,POWER GRID ,ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ,VOLTAGE ,POWER CAPACITY ,GENERATION COSTS ,INCOME CLASS ,INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES ,CARBON EMISSIONS ,ELASTICITY ,ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ,GDP PER CAPITA ,STRUCTURAL CHANGE ,COST ESTIMATES ,HYDROPOWER GENERATION ,POWER SECTOR REFORM ,DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY ,INCOME LEVELS ,GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ,THERMAL POWER ,FUEL PRICE ,DOMESTIC ENERGY RESOURCES ,GREENHOUSE ,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ,GENERATION ,AGRICULTURE ,ENERGY POLICY ,CLIMATE CHANGE ,GENERATING CAPACITY ,CONSUMERS ,CAPACITY FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION ,ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ,FUEL ,POWER SECTOR ,ELECTRICITY ,GDP ,POWER PRODUCER ,CARBON ,COAL ,POWER INVESTMENTS ,METHANE ,DOMESTIC COAL ,ELECTRICITY GENERATION ,ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ,FUEL PRICES ,TRANSMISSION GRID ,PORTFOLIO ,KILOWATT-HOUR ,CAPITAL COSTS ,EXPORTS ,COST OF FUEL ,COAL PLANTS ,CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTION ,POWER PRODUCTION ,BENCHMARK ,ENERGY RESOURCES ,ANNUAL ENERGY OUTLOOK ,NUCLEAR POWER ,OIL PRICES ,ENERGY SECURITY ,KILOWATT-HOURS ,INVESTMENT DECISIONS ,DOMESTIC ENERGY ,THERMAL POWER PLANTS ,INTERNATIONAL ENERGY ,POWER COSTS ,POWER PLANT TECHNOLOGY ,CO2 ,COSTS OF POWER ,SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY ,FORECASTS ,INVESTMENT COSTS ,REAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ,GREENHOUSE GASES ,FEASIBILITY ,GRID COMPANY ,TRANSMISSION CAPACITY ,ANNUAL COSTS ,POWER ,HEAT ,POWER TRADE ,POWER SHORTAGES ,SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY ,TRANSMISSION LINES ,POWER GENERATION ,ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ,IMPORTS ,GROWTH RATE ,COMMERCIAL CONNECTIONS ,NATURAL GAS ,THERMAL CAPACITY ,REAL GDP ,TOTAL DEMAND ,OIL PRICE ,EMISSIONS FROM POWER PLANTS ,ASSET VALUE ,CAPACITY EXPANSION ,HEAVY FUEL OIL ,AVAILABILITY ,REPLACEMENT VALUE ,MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS ,PRICE OF OIL ,CAPITAL COST ,ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION ,NATURAL RESOURCES ,BORDER TRANSMISSION ,CLIMATE ,COST ASSUMPTIONS ,GAS PRICE ,PRICE OF GAS ,IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ,UNEP ,GEOTHERMAL POWER ,GRID EXTENSION ,ECONOMIC RESEARCH ,EMISSION ,RURAL ELECTRIFICATION - Abstract
Sub-Saharan Africa will require substantial investments in the power sector on the order of 4 percent of the region's gross domestic product (GDP) annually before 2015 if it is to meet the demands of economic development, keep pace with population growth, and expand electrification beyond the 2005 regional average of just 34 percent. Developing a regional power-trading market that exploits the vast hydropower potential of the subcontinent may be the best way to bring those costs down while also protecting against increases in oil prices and curbing carbon emissions. Expanding electrification is a daunting challenge, but the costs associated with extending the transmission network are minor in comparison with the investments in generation needed to accompany the demand of Africa's growing economies.
- Published
- 2009