TY - GEN
T1 - A theoretical assessment of the challenges facing power infrastructure development in low-income countries in Sub-Sahara Africa
AU - Ayorinde, Emmanuel
AU - Aigbavboa, Clinton
AU - Ntebo, Ngcobo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Power infrastructure development is the pillar for every nation’s economic development. The constraints facing the development of energy in the Low-Income Countries (LICs) of Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) have greatly complicated their economic growth. The purpose of the paper is to identify the challenges facing power development in LICs. A confirmatory literature relating to power infrastructure development was undertaken to identify the challenges affecting power development in the LICs of SSA. The factors affecting the investment in power development sector of the LICs were found to be lack of funding, unfavorable policy framework, lack of technological knowledge, low electrification tariffs due to low incomes and lack of preparedness from the government were identified as the major cause of underdevelopment of the power sector in LICs. In order to improve the development of power infrastructure in LICs, favorable policies must be adopted that will bring about active participation of private investment in the energy sector. Likewise, the adoption of the Green-House-Gas (GHG) emission charters must be implemented to attract finance through the Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) to develop the power infrastructure in these regions. The study contributes to the improvement of power sustainability in the LICs, which will directly improve the economic development, eradicate poverty, and contribute to power development in Africa.
AB - Power infrastructure development is the pillar for every nation’s economic development. The constraints facing the development of energy in the Low-Income Countries (LICs) of Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) have greatly complicated their economic growth. The purpose of the paper is to identify the challenges facing power development in LICs. A confirmatory literature relating to power infrastructure development was undertaken to identify the challenges affecting power development in the LICs of SSA. The factors affecting the investment in power development sector of the LICs were found to be lack of funding, unfavorable policy framework, lack of technological knowledge, low electrification tariffs due to low incomes and lack of preparedness from the government were identified as the major cause of underdevelopment of the power sector in LICs. In order to improve the development of power infrastructure in LICs, favorable policies must be adopted that will bring about active participation of private investment in the energy sector. Likewise, the adoption of the Green-House-Gas (GHG) emission charters must be implemented to attract finance through the Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) to develop the power infrastructure in these regions. The study contributes to the improvement of power sustainability in the LICs, which will directly improve the economic development, eradicate poverty, and contribute to power development in Africa.
KW - Economic growth
KW - Infrastructure
KW - Low income countries power development
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-94229-2_53
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-94229-2_53
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85049679039
SN - 9783319942285
T3 - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
SP - 551
EP - 563
BT - Advances in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Systems Engineering - Joint Proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Human Factors in Artificial Intelligence and Social Computing, Software and Systems Engineering, The Human Side of Service Engineering and Human Factors in Energy, 2018
A2 - Ahram, Tareq Z.
PB - Springer Verlag
T2 - Joint Proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Human Factors in Artificial Intelligence and Social Computing, Software and Systems Engineering, The Human Side of Service Engineering and Human Factors in Energy, 2018
Y2 - 21 July 2018 through 25 July 2018
ER -
