Resilience of the Eastern African electricity sector to climate-driven changes in hydropower generation

The study evaluates the resilience of the Eastern African Power Pool's electricity infrastructure against climate-induced water availability variations, finding that planning for a slightly wetter climate than historical trends provides the most resilient strategy. It highlights that failing to climate-proof investments can lead to significant electricity price fluctuations in countries like Uganda and Tanzania, whereas Egypt is less vulnerable.

• The most resilient rollout strategy for the Eastern African Power Pool (EAPP) is based on an energy plan that assumes a climate slightly wetter than historical trends.
• Climate-driven variations in water availability pose a risk of leaving hydropower infrastructure stranded or underutilized, and a failure to climate-proof these investments can cause significant electricity price fluctuations in Uganda and Tanzania, though Egypt is less vulnerable.
• Despite a current heavy reliance on gas-fired generation, hydropower is expected to be essential for increasing electricity access within the Eastern African Power Pool region.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2019). Resilience of the Eastern African electricity sector to climate-driven changes in hydropower generation. https://www.sei.org/publications/resilience-of-the-eastern-african-electricity-sector-to-climate-driven-changes-in-hydropower-generation/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Resilience of the Eastern African electricity sector to climate-driven changes in hydropower generation. 2019. https://www.sei.org/publications/resilience-of-the-eastern-african-electricity-sector-to-climate-driven-changes-in-hydropower-generation/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2019resilience, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Resilience of the Eastern African electricity sector to climate-driven changes in hydropower generation}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2019}, month = jan, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/resilience-of-the-eastern-african-electricity-sector-to-climate-driven-changes-in-hydropower-generation/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }