Mobile payment innovation for sustainable energy access

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Whitney Lisa Pailman ◽  
Wikus Kruger ◽  
Gisela Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Mobile Payment ◽  
Energy Access

Challenges and Strategies for Universal Access to Energy

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Onkar Singh
Keyword(s):  
Universal Access ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
International Energy Agency ◽  
Energy Availability ◽  
Stone Age ◽  
Energy Access ◽  
Energy Sustainability ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Critical Requirement ◽  
Roll Back

Energy sustainability is a major challenge for today's development. The energy availability and the universal access of energy is essentially required for sustaining the civilization else humanity will roll back to stone age. As per the recent reports the estimate by International Energy Agency which says that around 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity and 2.7 billion people lack clean cooking facilities. These deficiencies can be met by the two pronged strategy of enhancing energy availability and facilitation of universal energy access. The sustainable energy can bridge the gap for critical requirement of eliminating poverty, reducing gap between rich and poor along with minimizing adverse impact on climate. In this paper an effort is made as to how to identify the area and make sustainable energy for future development.

scholarly journals Towards sustainable energy system options for improving energy access in Southern Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-72
Author(s):  
Henerica Tazvinga ◽  
Oliver Dzobo ◽  
Maxwell Mapako
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Energy Access ◽  
Energy Services ◽  
Electricity Grid ◽  
Productive Activities ◽  
Sustainable Energy System

Access to modern energy services is one of the pre-requisites to improved livelihood, yet the poor, particularly in developing countries, remain tied to unhealthy and inefficient traditional fuels. Renewable energy technologies are increasingly popular energy supply alternatives to fossil-based fuels in many countries. This study presents sustainable energy system implementation options for increasing energy access in developing countries, with special emphasis on Sub-Saharan Africa. A feasibility case study and various implementation options are presented for possible deployment of these systems. Hybrid optimization of multiple energy resources software was used to simulate and validate the proposed hybrid system design and performance. The simulation results indicate that hybrid systems would be feasible options for distributed generation of electric power for remote locations and areas not connected to the electricity grid. Such a hybrid energy system, through providing modern energy services, gives promise to free-up rural communities to engage in productive activities. The opportunity to power or facilitate productive activities such as agro-processing, fabrication and services can potentially reduce poverty.

Policies for increased sustainable energy access in displacement settings

Nature Energy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 1000-1002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanna Huber ◽  
Eva Mach
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Energy Access

scholarly journals Towards Sustainable Energy Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Opportunities

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (19) ◽  
pp. 6037
Author(s):  
Justyna Tomala ◽  
Mateusz Mierzejewski ◽  
Maria Urbaniec ◽  
Sergio Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares Method ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Weighted Least Squares ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Classification And Regression Tree ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Energy Access ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Sub Saharan

Sub-Saharan Africa is considered a region with enormous economic and demographic potential. One of the main challenges it faces, included in the “Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, implemented by the African Union”, is to provide access to electricity. Currently, 600 million inhabitants of the African continent do not have access to electricity, which is a significant limiting factor for further economic growth and socio-economic development. Moreover, the measures taken by individual Sub-Saharan African countries appear insufficient in the face of rapid population growth. The aim of the article is to analyse the opportunities and challenges of the development of Sub-Saharan Africa’s energy sector. This raises the following research question: to what extent can a sustainable energy transition be achieved in sub-Saharan African countries to ensure access to electricity? The study used Ward’s hierarchical clustering method, classification and regression tree analysis, and the distance-weighted least squares method. The results show that the level of development of the energy sector in the individual countries of Sub-Saharan Africa varies greatly. Moreover, the Sub-Saharan African region is exposed to the effects of climate change, which also affects the development of the energy sector and whether or not access to electricity can be ensured. The study contributes to assessments of the adaptive capacity and transformative potential of the energy sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is particularly important for achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 7, which relates to building more robust and efficient systems, as well as implementing diversified energy sources. This research is crucial to bridge the energy access gap and build a resilient and sustainable economy in Sub-Saharan Africa countries.

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