A Snapshot of Africa's Electric Power Industry ...
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Region |
Highlights |
Capacity, 1/1/97 |
Net Generation, 1997 |
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|
Total* (GW) |
Hydro (%)
|
Thermal (%)
|
Total* (BKWh)
|
Hydro (%)
|
Thermal (%)
|
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|
Central |
Congo (at Sounda Gorge) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Inga) are developing projects to tap the regions vast hydroelectric potential. |
4.3 |
91% |
9% |
10.8 |
95% |
5% |
|
East |
Growing power demand has led several countries, including Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda to utilize Independent Power Producer (IPP) schemes to add needed generation capacity. |
2.8 |
64% |
34% |
10.4 |
78% |
17% |
|
North
|
Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia are all developing IPPs to increase generating capacity in their respective countries. The privatization of the region’s distribution sectors is also occurring. |
33.0 |
12% |
88% |
111.6 |
12% |
88% |
|
Southern
|
Regional integration and cooperation is being developed and expanded to help meet Southern Africa’s growing electricity requirements. |
43.8 |
15% |
81% |
217.6 |
7% |
87% |
|
West
|
As in North and East Africa, many countries are looking to develop IPP facilities to meet growing power demands. Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal are currently in the process of developing/building IPP projects. |
9.6 |
48% |
52% |
24.8 |
52% |
48% |
|
Total Africa |
93.5 |
22% |
76% |
375.2 |
16% |
81% |
|
*Approximately 5% of East Africa’s generation was from geothermal and
6% of Southern Africa’s generation was from nuclear.
GW = Gigawatt (1
million kilowatts) BKWh = Billion Kilowatthours
Source: Energy Information
Administration