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Exploring the Barriers to Impact Investing in the Sustainable Energy Area in West Africa

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Impact investing can be an important investment vehicle as part of the development of sustainable energy projects in West Africa, especially in rural areas. However, it is still facing major challenges in West Africa. Through an analysis of relevant documents on this subject, this research strives to identify and address barriers to impact investing as part of sustainable energy projects development in West Africa. It leads to actions that might be undertaken to make impact investing an effective instrument that can help boost sustainable energy in this region. Finally, this study identifies avenues for future research.

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Notes

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    http://www.iea.org/topics/energypoverty/.

  2. 2.

    http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:20179737~pagePK:34370~piPK:42768~theSitePK:4607,00.html.

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    http://www.ecreee.org/page/knowledge-management-and-awareness.

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  1. Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Development Management Standards, Faculty of Business Administration, Université Laval, Pavillon Palasis-Prince 2325, rue de la Terrasse, Quebec City, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada

    Dominique Diouf

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  1. ZTG Sekr. HBS1, Technische Universität Berlin Microenergy Systems Research Group, Berlin, Germany

    Sebastian Groh

  2. ZTG Sekr. HBS1, Technische Universität Berlin Microenergy Systems Research Group, Berlin, Germany

    Jonas van der Straeten

  3. ZTG Sekr. HBS1, Technische Universität Berlin Microenergy Systems Research Group, Berlin, Germany

    Brian Edlefsen Lasch

  4. University of California Berkeley Rural Energy Group, Berkeley, California, USA

    Dimitry Gershenson

  5. Faculty of Life Sciences, Hamburg University of Applied Science, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  6. Class of 135 Distinguished, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

    Daniel M. Kammen

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Diouf, D. (2015). Exploring the Barriers to Impact Investing in the Sustainable Energy Area in West Africa. In: Groh, S., van der Straeten, J., Edlefsen Lasch, B., Gershenson, D., Leal Filho, W., Kammen, D. (eds) Decentralized Solutions for Developing Economies. Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15964-5_16

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