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Accelerating development in Sub-Saharan Africa will require massive expansion of access to electricity - currently reaching only about one-third of households. This paper explores how essential economic development might be reconciled with the need to keep carbon emissions in check. The authors develop a geographically explicit framework and use spatial modeling and cost estimates from recent engineering studies to determine where stand-alone renewable energy generation is a cost effective alternative to centralized grid supply. The results suggest that decentralized renewable energy will likely play an important role in expanding rural energy access. But it will be the lowest cost option for a minority of households in Africa, even when likely cost reductions over the next 20 years are considered. Decentralized renewables are competitive mostly in remote and rural areas, while grid connected supply dominates denser areas where the majority of households reside. These findings underscore the need to de-carbonize the fuel mix for centralized power generation as it expands in Africa.

Access to electricity --- Carbon emissions --- Carbon Policy and Trading --- Carbon taxes --- Cleaner --- Cleaner energy --- Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases --- Energy --- Energy consumption --- Energy Production and Transportation --- Energy sources --- Environment --- Fossil --- Fossil fuels --- Fuel --- Global greenhouse gas --- Global greenhouse gas emissions --- Options --- Power --- Power & Energy Conversion --- Power generation --- Renewable energy --- Renewable energy generation --- Renewable energy potential --- Rural energy --- Transport --- Transport Economics Policy & Planning --- Wind

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Energiebeleid --- Crise de l'énergie --- Energie [Politique de l' ] --- Energie--Développement --- Energie--Ontwikkeling --- Energiebronnen -- Regeringspolitiek --- Politique de l'énergie --- Power resources -- Government policy --- Ressources énergétiques -- Politique gouvernementale --- Stratégie énergétique --- Énergie -- Politique gouvernementale --- Énergie et État --- État et énergie --- Industries énergétiques --- Production énergétique --- Ressource énergétique --- Technologie énergétique --- Energy policies --- energy generation --- Energy technology --- Industries énergétiques --- AA / International- internationaal --- 338.012 --- 338.753.0 --- 620.9 --- 620.9 Economics of energy in general --- Economics of energy in general --- Energie (productiefactor). --- Energie: algemeenheden. --- energy --- Economic analysis --- Energy consumption --- Energy resources --- Energy policy --- Energy development --- Power resources --- Economic aspects --- Political aspects --- Energy industries --- Ressources énergétiques --- Energie --- Politique énergétique --- Environmental aspects --- Aspect économique --- Développement --- Aspect de l'environnement --- Force and energy --- Economic aspects. --- Energie (productiefactor) --- Energie: algemeenheden --- Power resources - Economic aspects --- Power resources - Political aspects --- Charbon. --- Economie de l'énergie. --- Effets sur l'environnement. --- Energie nucléaire. --- Energie électrique. --- Energie. --- Energies renouvelables. --- Energy development. --- Energy industries. --- Energy policy. --- Energy --- Gaz naturel. --- Génie nucléaire --- Industries énergétiques. --- Manuels. --- Politique économique. --- Politique énergétique. --- Pétrole. --- Ressources énergétiques --- Électricité. --- Énergie nucléaire. --- Énergie renouvelable. --- Énergie --- énergie --- énergie. --- Political aspects. --- Mesures de sécurité. --- Environmental aspects. --- Aspect de l'environnement. --- Aspect économique. --- Aspect politique. --- Développement. --- * économie politique. --- Politique de l'environnement --- Politique de l'environnement.