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Unlocking the Technology Potential for Universal Access to Clean Energy in Developing Countries

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  • Boucar Diouf

    (Department of Information Display, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
    Nopalu Institute of Science and Technology, 72 Nord Foire Azur, Dakar BP 29044, Senegal)

  • Ekra Miezan

    (Nopalu Institute of Science and Technology, 72 Nord Foire Azur, Dakar BP 29044, Senegal
    Graduate School of International and Area Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, 107 Imun-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02450, Republic of Korea)

Abstract

Access to clean energy remains a major issue in developing countries, particularly Sub-Saharan Africa, despite successive policies and the assistance of international institutions or organizations. The United Nations (UN) launched some of the most ambitious initiatives with the Millennium Development Goals and, more recently, the Sustainable Development Goals and Power Africa, a United States (US) government initiative. Sub-Saharan Africa has an important potential in renewable energy for both biogas and solar photovoltaic energy, but they remain underexploited. This paper presents the challenges of access to clean energy in developing countries and the failure of remedial policies mostly based on public–private partnerships (PPPs) in the context of endemic poverty of rural populations. In addition, the development of modern energy technologies remains very limited. Appropriate reforms should be carried out to change the paradigm and allow universal access to clean energy. This paper also addresses the different structural barriers that hinder access to technology in Sub-Saharan Africa and the consequences of access to clean energy in the context of poverty.

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  • Boucar Diouf & Ekra Miezan, 2024. "Unlocking the Technology Potential for Universal Access to Clean Energy in Developing Countries," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(6), pages 1-18, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:17:y:2024:i:6:p:1488-:d:1360650
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