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Policy harmonisation, regional integration and energy security: the participation of independent power producers in the Sub-Saharan African energy sector

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Seven (SDG 7) promotes access to 'affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all’. Sub-Saharan Africa is however characterised by high levels of energy insecurity. Regional integration is a way in which energy security in the region can be...

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Main Author: Pailman, Kelsey Amy
Other Authors: Mostert, Hanri
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Language:English
Published: Department of Commercial Law 2020
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description The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Seven (SDG 7) promotes access to 'affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all’. Sub-Saharan Africa is however characterised by high levels of energy insecurity. Regional integration is a way in which energy security in the region can be achieved through the sharing of resources, infrastructure and expertise. Electricity trade in Sub-Saharan takes place primarily through the Southern African Power Pool. The Power Pool consists of 13 member countries that import and export electricity across transmission infrastructure. Regional integration is however hampered by unreliable state-owned centralised grids. Many grids in sub-Saharan Africa do not have sufficient energy generation capacity for regional trade. Independent Power Producers (IPPs) promote regional integration and energy security by increasing a country’s energy generation capacity and diversifying its energy mix through renewable energy sources. Sub-Saharan Africa currently lacks a harmonised policy framework on the participation of IPPs in national energy markets. This thesis argues that a harmonised policy framework on IPP participation on a national level can increase electricity trade and energy security regionally.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/31244 Policy harmonisation, regional integration and energy security: the participation of independent power producers in the Sub-Saharan African energy sector Pailman, Kelsey Amy Mostert, Hanri commercial law The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Seven (SDG 7) promotes access to 'affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all’. Sub-Saharan Africa is however characterised by high levels of energy insecurity. Regional integration is a way in which energy security in the region can be achieved through the sharing of resources, infrastructure and expertise. Electricity trade in Sub-Saharan takes place primarily through the Southern African Power Pool. The Power Pool consists of 13 member countries that import and export electricity across transmission infrastructure. Regional integration is however hampered by unreliable state-owned centralised grids. Many grids in sub-Saharan Africa do not have sufficient energy generation capacity for regional trade. Independent Power Producers (IPPs) promote regional integration and energy security by increasing a country’s energy generation capacity and diversifying its energy mix through renewable energy sources. Sub-Saharan Africa currently lacks a harmonised policy framework on the participation of IPPs in national energy markets. This thesis argues that a harmonised policy framework on IPP participation on a national level can increase electricity trade and energy security regionally. 2020-02-24T08:15:06Z 2020-02-24T08:15:06Z 2019 2020-02-24T08:14:43Z Master Thesis Masters LLM http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31244 eng application/pdf Department of Commercial Law Faculty of Law
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Policy harmonisation, regional integration and energy security: the participation of independent power producers in the Sub-Saharan African energy sector
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title Policy harmonisation, regional integration and energy security: the participation of independent power producers in the Sub-Saharan African energy sector
title_full Policy harmonisation, regional integration and energy security: the participation of independent power producers in the Sub-Saharan African energy sector
title_fullStr Policy harmonisation, regional integration and energy security: the participation of independent power producers in the Sub-Saharan African energy sector
title_full_unstemmed Policy harmonisation, regional integration and energy security: the participation of independent power producers in the Sub-Saharan African energy sector
title_short Policy harmonisation, regional integration and energy security: the participation of independent power producers in the Sub-Saharan African energy sector
title_sort policy harmonisation regional integration and energy security the participation of independent power producers in the sub saharan african energy sector
topic commercial law
url http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31244
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