Energy Resources in Africa Distribution, Opportunities and Challenges /

• Main Authors: Othieno, Herick (Author), Awange, Joseph (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Energy.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Mineral resources.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Mineral Resources.; Physics of Energy Technology.

“By harnessing the wind and sun, your vast geothermal energy and rivers for hydropower, you can turn this climate threat into an economic opportunity.” US President Obama’s address to the African Union (2015) Africa is considered one of the poorest continents in the world, mainly because of its low...

Table of Contents:

• Global Energy Perspective
• Energy Resources in East Africa
• Energy Resources in Southern Africa
• Energy Resources in Western and Central Africa
• Energy Resources in Northern Africa
• Principles of Renewable Energy Conversion Principles
• Options and Challenges
• The Way Forward.