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TitelTapping the potential of renewables : an energy poverty perspective on the European Investment Bank's energy investments in Sub-Saharan Africa  
AuteursP. Jansen, B. Ilge, A. Franck, R. Kugonza, S. Alouka
Jaar2012
UitgeverBoth ENDS
PlaatsAmsterdam
Pagina's16
SerietitelBoth ENDS Briefing Paper
OrganisatieBoth ENDS
OnderwerpEnvironment and Natural Resources
Trefwoordenenergy resources, international cooperation, poverty, sustainable development
Regio'sAfrica, Europe
LandenTogo, Uganda
SamenvattingThis paper provides a preliminary assessment of the energy-lending strategy of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in African countries in terms of their impact on poverty alleviation. The EIB's portfolio of energy funding to African countries has a strong orientation towards the construction and restoration of hydropower dams and the refurbishment and expansion of power grids. It appears to neglect the potential of investments in new renewable energy technology and decentralised power generation which would provide an alternative option better suited to reaching the poor, especially in rural areas. According to the United Nations Development Programme, access to energy for the poor is a prerequisite for achieving the anti-poverty targets contained within the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).  
TaalEngels
CategorieResearch
Soort documentRapport
OpmerkingenEnglish language ed. N. Parrott
Rechten© 2012 Both ENDS
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