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Can Municipalities Lead the Energy Transition? On Available Policy, Competences and Requirements for Action

In: Sustainable Energy Access for Communities

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  • Cheikh Faye

    (Business Integration Programme)

  • P. Macharia

    (Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien))

Abstract

The implementation of innovative, bottom-up and tailor-made sustainable energy solutions in local communities is a fundamental game-changer in countries’ energy transition agendas. Challenges related to energy governance and the action to mitigate global warming require these communities to play a leading role through increased involvement in local energy initiatives. Municipalities can play this role at different levels, as a bridge between the private sector, the development agencies and the local communities, throughout the sector value chain from energy production to end-use consumption, using locally available renewable energy resources. The study was carried out in the city of Dakar, Senegal, where data on energy behaviour were collected through a survey. The main conclusion drawn from the study is municipalities can lead the transition to energy sustainability with the support of resident communities. However, this requires a policy framework that defines the municipalities’ scope of action, which is currently missing.

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  • Cheikh Faye & P. Macharia, 2022. "Can Municipalities Lead the Energy Transition? On Available Policy, Competences and Requirements for Action," Springer Books, in: Aminata Fall & Reinhard Haas (ed.), Sustainable Energy Access for Communities, chapter 0, pages 17-28, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-68410-5_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-68410-5_3
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