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How are overlapping crises affecting Africa's Energy Systems?

The overlapping crises are affecting many parts of Africa’s energy systems, including reversing positive trends in improving access to modern energy, with 4% more people living without electricity in 2021 than in 2019. They are also deepening financial difficulties of utilities, increasing risks of blackouts and rationing.

How can the energy storage sizing app facilitate knowledge exchange?

Leveraging technology for facilitating knowledge exchange: the program developed the Energy Storage Sizing App that countries can use to obtain a preliminary assessment of the energy storage sizing requirements and to project the cost of hybrid solar PV and energy storage systems, using storage for smoothing and shifting applications.

Does Africa need natural gas?

Natural gas demand in Africa increases in the SAS, but it maintains the same share of modern energy use as today, with electricity generation from renewables outcompeting it in most cases. More than 5 000 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas resources have been discovered to date in Africa which have not yet been approved for development.

Does Africa need a well-functioning infrastructure?

Between now and 2030, Africa’s domestic demand for both oil and gas accounts for around two-thirds of the continent’s production. This puts greater emphasis on developing well-functioning infrastructure within Africa, such as storage and distribution infrastructure, to meet domestic demand for transport fuels and LPG.