Energy Transitions and the Future of the African Energy Sector

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

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   2. How to Respond to Energy Transitions in Africa: Introducing the Energy Progression Dialogue

      • Victoria R. Nalule

      Pages 3-35

   3. African Energy Challenges in the Transition Era: The Role of Regional Cooperation

      • Macdonald Irowarisima

      Pages 37-72

   4. Energy Transition in Africa: Context, Barriers and Strategies

      • Noreen Kidunduhu

      Pages 73-111

   5. Nuclear Energy & Energy Transitions: Prospects, Challenges and Safeguards in Sub-Saharan Africa

      • Susan Nakanwagi

      Pages 113-137

3. Geographies of Energy Transition: Managing the Decline of Fossil Fuels in Africa

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Role of Law in the Energy Transitions in Africa: Case Study of Nigeria’s Electricity Laws and Off-Grid Renewable Energy Development

      • Michael Uche Ukponu, Yusuf Sulayman, Kester Oyibo

      Pages 141-188

   3. The Status and Future of Charcoal in the Energy Transition Era in Sub-Saharan Africa: Observations from Uganda

      • Catherine Nabukalu, Reto Gieré

      Pages 189-229

   4. Will a Transition to Renewable Energy Promote Energy Security Amid Energy Crisis in Nigeria?

      • Cosmos Nike Nwedu

      Pages 231-263

   5. Renewable Energy Development in Egypt and Transitioning to a Low-Carbon Economy

      • Mostafa Elshazly

      Pages 265-286

   6. Transitioning to a Low-Carbon Economy and Renewable Energy Developments in Uganda: Challenges and Opportunities for Small-Scale Renewable Energy

      • Marvin Tumusiime

      Pages 287-307

4. Extractives in the Energy Transition Era: Key Concepts

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Local Content Policies in the Energy Transition Era in Africa: A Case Study of the East African Oil and Gas Industry

      • Rukonge S. Muhongo

      Pages 311-340

   3. Social Licence to Operate in the Energy Transition Era: Case Study of the East African Oil and Gas Sector

      • Wairimu Karanja, Nduta Njenga

      Pages 341-370

   4. Gender Justice in the Energy Transition Era: Exploring Gender and Technology in the Extractives Sector

      • Alaka Lugonzo, Kennedy Chege

      Pages 371-396

   5. A Critical Intertemporal Analysis of Uganda’s Fiscal Regime in the Energy Transition Era: Are Uganda’s Upstream Projects Still Viable?

      • Ayebare Rukundo Tom

      Pages 397-427

   6. Energy Transitions and Environmental Protection: Environmental Impact of the Oil and Gas Production Activities in South Sudan

      • Peter Reat Gatkuoth

      Pages 429-448

   7. Steadfast for East Africa: Powering Energy Dreams Through Regional Cooperation

      • Japhet Miano Kariuki

      Pages 449-465

5. Epilogue

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This book explores current developments in the African energy sector and highlights how these are likely to be affected by the ongoing global efforts to transition to a low-carbon economy. It analyses the legal, regulatory and policy frameworks at the national and regional level as they relate to Energy transition in Africa and discusses how regionalism is increasingly utilized to tackle energy access and climate change challenges. Using case studies from across the continent, several key thematic issues, including gender justice, social license to operate, local content and conflict of energy laws are covered in detail. The authors also uniquely examine the progressive nature of global energy use and introduce the new concept of ‘Energy Progression.’ 

This book will be an invaluable reference for researchers and policymakers looking for a comprehensive overview of the field.

• energy transition
• African energy sector
• energy policy
• managing fossil fuels
• energy governance
• energy justice
• electrification
• energy access
• sustainable development
• low-carbon economy
• carbon neutral
• regionalism in Africa
• climate change
• gender justice in Africa
• Energy Progression
• Mining in Africa

• School of Social Sciences, CEPMLP, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK

  Victoria R. Nalule

Victoria R. Nalule is a research fellow at the Extractives Hub based at CEPMLP, University of Dundee, UK. She is also the founder and Executive Director of the African Energy and Minerals Management Initiative (AEMI), an NGO based in Uganda. She was previously a research fellow and energy consultant at the Energy Charter Secretariat in Brussels, and an energy researcher at the East African Community (EAC) in Tanzania and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Botswana. She is the author of two books including, Energy Access in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Regionalism and Mining and the Law in Africa: Exploring the Social and Environmental Impacts.

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