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    African Energy Chamber Projects Africa’s Power Demand to Keep Rising Between 4-5% Per Year

    Posted On 06 Dec 2020
    By : New Africa Business News, Staff Correspondent
    Comments: 10

    By Richard Adorsu-

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    NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Accra, Ghana–  African Energy Chamber reports that Africa’s electricity generation capacity has grown at an average of 4.8 percent per annum since 2008. The Chamber remains determined in its commitment to seek a fair and just resolution that puts forth the interests of African people,
    businesses, investors and economic growth.

    Total electricity generation in Africa stood at 870 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2019, an increase of 2.9 percent from 846 TWh in 2018. Africa’s electricity generation capacity has grown at an average of 4.8 percent per annum since 2008, compared to 2.7 percent globally. Nonetheless, Africa’s share of global electricity generation has been around 3 percent since 2000.

    The Energy Chamber forecasts that 2021 generation is likely to range between 870-900 TWh if demand picks up aggressively throughout the year following the gradual removal of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions and economies opening more fully to international trade. The Chamber’s base case forecast using a conservative 4.5 percent yearly growth (current stated policies) shows that electricity generation on the continent will increase by 25 percent, 55 percent and 141 percent of 2020 baseline levels to reach 1,057, 1,138 and 2,047 TWh by 2025, 2035 and 2040
    respectively. This increases to 1,520 in 2030 and 2,700 TWh in 2040 in a more aggressive push to expand capacity at 6 percent per annum.

    The latter assessment is premised on Africa aggressively pushing to expand electricity supply and modern energy services within the framework of the Africa Agenda 2063 on energy and infrastructure development. This will ensure that generation expansion will outpace population growth on the continent (Africa will have 1.8 and 2.45 billion people by 2040 and 2050).

    Regarding the supply mix, natural gas (39 percent) constitutes the largest element in Africa’s electricity generation mix, followed by coal (29 percent), hydro (15 percent) and oil (10 percent). While nuclear energy accounted for another 2 percent, the share of renewables (RE) in Africa’s generation mix is growing, albeit at a slower pace than in other regions (5 percent). Most of the  RE growth comes from solar, wind and geothermal power plants, and this expected to continue into 2030. Africa generated 830 megawatts (MW), 5,748 MW and 7,236 MW of geothermal,
    wind and solar installed capacity in 2019, signifying growth rates of 17.4 percent, 26.1 percent and 60.2 percent respectively since 2010.

    Nonetheless, most of these RE developments on the continent are limited primarily to Northern (Morocco, Egypt) and South-Eastern Africa (South Africa, Kenya). Given the declining costs of key RE technologies along with rising concerns over CO2 emissions, the level of renewables deployment, particularly solar and wind energy is expected to increase by 1.5 percent annually over the next decade to 2030.

    Regarding sectorial electricity consumption, the industrial sector remains the continent’s largest user (41 percent) followed by residential (33 percent), commercial and public services (18 percent) and agriculture (4 percent). Transport consumes a small proportion (approximately 1 percent) while the remaining 3 percent was accounted for by other sectors.

    At a sub-regional level, North Africa and South Africa account for more than 70 percent of  Africa’s electricity demand.

     

    For New Africa Business News Richard Adorsu Reports,  Africa Correspondent

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    10 Comments

    1. Edward December 6, 2020 at 1:19 am Reply

      Right! Africa’s power demand increasing! Demand going to increase and will continue to increase, cause Africa is developing faster than anticipated. Don’t listen to these so call expertise in the west and east. Greedy. Zanzibar Tanzania. Edward

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    2. Susan December 6, 2020 at 1:29 am Reply

      Thank you always for reporting. Love hearing all the developments happening all over our great Continent, Mother Afrika. Ask what you can do for Africa, Ask not what Africa can do for you. Kampala Uganda. Susan

      • New Africa Business News, Staff Correspondent December 6, 2020 at 1:30 am Reply

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    3. Luke December 6, 2020 at 1:40 am Reply

      As we all know in the Continent. Africa is going to be very develop, however, the question is, who the owners going to be. The current African Leaders need to know this. Is very sad that most of these so call Presidents are letting our great continent down and our People. Either they are corrupt or not knowing what they doing. Johannesburg South Africa. Luke

      • New Africa Business News, Staff Correspondent December 6, 2020 at 1:40 am Reply

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    4. Fifi December 6, 2020 at 1:45 am Reply

      I like to thank you for the beautiful newsletters. Love it. Please continue feeding us all with our own news. Accra Ghana. Fifi

      • New Africa Business News, Staff Correspondent December 6, 2020 at 1:46 am Reply

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    5. Jackie December 6, 2020 at 1:52 am Reply

      Am so ready for new Africa business news person of the year and Africa president of the year, award for 2020. I did voted. Thank you very much. Fan of this newspaper. Zambian studying in London, England. Jackie

      • New Africa Business News, Staff Correspondent December 6, 2020 at 1:53 am Reply

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