Delivering low-carbon electricity systems in sub-Saharan Africa: insights from Nigeria
Habiba Ahut Daggash, Niall Mac Dowell
Abstract
Renewable energy alone is unable to deliver universal energy access and the Paris Agreement cheaply in sub-Saharan Africa. Both fossil fuels and renewables are needed to ensure energy equity and affordability alongside climate change mitigation.
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Renewable energyNatural resource economicsElectricityFossil fuelEquity (law)Climate changeClimate change mitigationClean energyBusinessElectricity systemClimate FinanceElectricity generationDeveloping countryEnvironmental protectionGeographyEconomic growthEconomicsEngineeringEcologyPolitical scienceWaste managementLawPower (physics)Electrical engineeringQuantum mechanicsPhysicsBiologyEnergy and Environment ImpactsIntegrated Energy Systems OptimizationHybrid Renewable Energy Systems