The energy transition in Africa continues to be slow. And the assumption that the developing continent could skip fossil energy production in favour of renewables is not coming true either. This is now prompting the UN to appeal to the solidarity of the international community.
A new study by Oxford University shows that the energy transition in Africa is progressing only slowly - even though the continent's electricity demand will double within the next ten years. Fossil energy generation will be the main focus, thus jeopardising the achievement of climate protection goals.
This is the conclusion reached by the researchers after they used a modern method to analyse the pipeline of more than 2,500 ...