Status of power sector reform in Africa: impact on the poor

By S. Karekezi, J. Kimani. 2002

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Energy demand and economic growth: The African experience (2005, background): “…(Toman & Jemelkova, 2003), many Sub-Sahara Africa countries have a long way to go and access to modern energy for the poor, to borrow words from Karekezi and Kimani (2002), is a dream that is unlikely to be realised in the near future.1 While the availability of modern energy is not by itself…”
When do firms generate? Evidence on in-house electricity supply in Africa (2010, background): “Many end users of electricity, from households to large enterprises, now generate their own power by operating small to medium-sized plants with capacities ranging from 1 MW to about 700 MW (Karekezi and Kimani, 2002).”
Provision of electricity to African households: The importance of democracy and institutional quality (2015, methodology): “These reforms have primarily targeted formal institutional frameworks, economic efficiency and involvement of the private sector (Karekezi and Kimani, 2002; Nawaal Gratwick and Eberhard, 2008; Weisser, 2004; World Bank, 2008).”
Electricity consumption and economic growth: a time series experience for 17 African countries (2006, background): “Despite the immense energy potential Africa possesses, energy consumption in general and electricity consumption in particular is very low (Karekezi and Kimani, 2002; Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), 2004).1 The average African is still using less energy than the average person used energy in…”