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

A Stockholm Environment Institute study assesses the vulnerability of electricity expansion plans in the Eastern African Power Pool (EAPP) to climate-driven changes in hydropower generation, concluding that planning for a slightly wetter climate than historical trends provides the most resilient strategy.

• The most resilient rollout strategy for the Eastern African Power Pool (EAPP) is an energy plan optimized for a climate that is slightly wetter than historical trends.
• Hydropower is expected to be essential for improving electricity access in the region, despite the EAPP's current heavy reliance on gas-fired generation. However, climate-driven variations in water availability risk causing the underutilization of resources or leaving hydro infrastructure stranded.
• Failure to climate-proof infrastructure investments can lead to significant electricity price fluctuations in certain countries, specifically Uganda and Tanzania, whereas Egypt is less vulnerable.

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} }