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Page added on October 13, 2013
Africa Power Needs
The figure above comes from a post at the Center for Global Development by Todd Moss and Madeleine Gleave. They ask, how much power does Africa really need? Their answer (based on estimates and methods you can read in their post) is … a lot.
Here is their bottom line:
- As these countries grow more populated and richer (they are all posting impressive real GDP growth rates), the demand for electricity is going to be significantly greater than the modest targets currently envisioned by the international community.
- Nigeria’s ambitious electricity expansion plans to reach 10,000 MW are only the tip of the iceberg. To reach Tunisia-level consumption, it will need at least five times that level of generation.
- Even if Power Africa is a success, there’s a whole lot more pent-up demand out there!
2 Comments on "Africa Power Needs"
Arthur on Sun, 13th Oct 2013 3:32 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Nl2tBWuLk
TU Eindhoven wins 2013 Solar Challenge.
Key figures: 3000 km, ca. 50 hours driving, solar peak power 1000 Watt from car roof, 5 kWh storage (5 hours driving), max. speed 100 km/h, 4 passengers. Who needs fossil fuel in Australia or Africa!?
rollin on Mon, 14th Oct 2013 1:01 am
As usual the facts are wrong, the average American household uses less than 8000 kwh/year. The article says the average American uses 13,395 kwh/yr. Big difference.
Of course they want lights, refrigerators, washing machines, water pumps, cell phone towers, etc. Best to go solar as much as possible, they have large sunny areas. Why follow the same mistakes of the developed countries?