China’s Contribution to the African Power Sector: Policy Implications for African Countries
Joint Authors
Powanga, Luka
Giner-Reichl, Irene
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-02-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
China has over the past thirty years experienced unprecedented economic growth averaging over 10% per year (“China GDP Annual Growth Rate ∣ 1989-2018 ∣ Data ∣ Chart ∣ Calendar” n.d.).
For this reason, the relationship between China and Africa is often characterized as a case of China colonizing Africa to own natural resources and their associated infrastructure to feed its industrialization.
Despite this postulation, Africa sees the cooperation as based on mutual interests in areas such as energy.
The two regions could leverage their cooperation with the help of the international community to significantly advance access to electricity in Africa by improving energy efficiency, deploying cookstove programs to reduce health hazards and deaths from smoke inhalation, diversifying energy portfolio, and creating power pools that countries experiencing hiccups in their systems could tap into to meet their electricity needs.
The two regions could also formulate energy policies to support these programs.
Additionally, the energy infrastructure in Africa is still in infancy presenting an excellent opportunity to utilize emerging technologies and new power systems that are more efficient, resilient, and clean.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Powanga, Luka& Giner-Reichl, Irene. 2019. China’s Contribution to the African Power Sector: Policy Implications for African Countries. Journal of Energy،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173945
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Powanga, Luka& Giner-Reichl, Irene. China’s Contribution to the African Power Sector: Policy Implications for African Countries. Journal of Energy No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173945
American Medical Association (AMA)
Powanga, Luka& Giner-Reichl, Irene. China’s Contribution to the African Power Sector: Policy Implications for African Countries. Journal of Energy. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173945
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1173945