Renewables in Africa—meeting the energy needs of the poor
By S. Karekezi. 2002
242 citations recorded by the source corpus.
Subfields: Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Pollution
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Citations in the corpus
- The role of renewable versus non-renewable energy to the level of CO2 emissions a panel analysis of sub- Saharan Africa’s Βig 10 electricity generators (2018, background): “and financial conditions in the continent and around the world, the higher debt burden and the volatility of sub-Saharan African currencies leave little room for investments (Karekezi, 2002) and clean energy development does not seem to be a priority in the political agenda.”
- Renewables in the energy transition: Evidence on solar home systems and lighting fuel choice in Kenya (2013, unknown): “Whereas 11 Despite the widespread interest in solar cookers among development agencies, NGOs and academics (Karekezi, 2002), these solar appliances generally have not taken hold among Kenyan households.”
- Solar Energy in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Challenges and Opportunities of Technological Leapfrogging (2015, background): “The article adds to the burgeoning stream of research which suggests that Africa’s future partly lies in its ability to unlock the potential of solar energy and its people to address the current climate change challenge (Karekezi, 2002; UNIDO, 2009).”
- The Sun Rises in the East (of Africa): A Comparison of the Development and Status of the Solar Energy Markets in Kenya and Tanzania (2012, unknown): “As solar energy is only of limited use for cooking and heating, despite widespread attempts to promote solar cookers in various African countries (Karekezi, 2002), as well as agriculture (where capacity requirements often exceed 1 kWp), it appears that solar will not play a major role in the…”