rb-africa-seforall-bccd0dc2b41942c8.pdf

The document outlines the economic and social opportunities for African nations to 'recover better' from the COVID-19 pandemic by prioritizing sustainable energy. It estimates that achieving universal electricity access in Africa by 2030 requires an annual investment of USD 29 billion, while clean cooking solutions require USD 2 billion annually. The guide highlights the GDP and job creation multipliers of clean energy over fossil fuels and provides a framework of eight 'enablers'—including the removal of fossil fuel subsidies and the implementation of cost-reflective tariffs—to facilitate this transition. It uses India as a case study for successful policy implementation in the global south.

• Africa faces significant energy access gaps, with an estimated 565 million people lacking electricity and 900 million people without access to clean cooking solutions.
• Universal energy access in Africa requires substantial annual funding: approximately USD 29 billion for electricity infrastructure (both on-grid and off-grid) and USD 2 billion for clean cooking solutions.
• Investments in renewable energy offer higher economic returns and job creation than fossil fuels; specifically, clean energy investments create 3.5 times more jobs than equivalent investments in fossil fuels.
• Sustainable energy access provides critical secondary benefits for health and agriculture, such as increasing child delivery rates in solar-powered clinics and reducing food loss through cold chains.
• Energy access significantly improves gender equality by increasing wages for women and fostering female entrepreneurship in the clean-cooking sector.
• The guide identifies eight key enablers for a successful energy transition: ease of doing business, robust policies/institutions, data investment, cost-reflective tariffs, elimination of fossil fuel subsidies, a moratorium on new coal, investment in energy efficiency, and investment in human capital.
• India is presented as a successful model for the global south, having electrified 347 million people in eight years through initiatives like the National Solar Mission and the Ujala Scheme.

APA

Sustainable Energy for All (2020). rb-africa-seforall-bccd0dc2b41942c8.pdf. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2020-08/RB-Africa-SEforALL.pdf

Chicago

Sustainable Energy for All. rb-africa-seforall-bccd0dc2b41942c8.pdf. 2020. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2020-08/RB-Africa-SEforALL.pdf.

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@techreport{sustainableenergyforall2020rbafricaseforallbccd0dc2b41942c8pdf, author = {{Sustainable Energy for All}}, title = {{rb-africa-seforall-bccd0dc2b41942c8.pdf}}, institution = {Sustainable Energy for All}, year = {2020}, url = {https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2020-08/RB-Africa-SEforALL.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }