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Analysis of energy governance in Southern Africa
 
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Urban and Regional Planning, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria
 
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Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria
 
 
Submission date: 2022-08-28
 
 
Final revision date: 2022-09-20
 
 
Acceptance date: 2022-10-16
 
 
Publication date: 2022-12-19
 
 
Corresponding author
Yekeen Adeeyo Sanusi   

Urban and Regional Planning, Federal University of Technology, Minna. Nigeria, Gidan Kwano, Minna. Nigeria, 234, Minna, Nigeria
 
 
Polityka Energetyczna – Energy Policy Journal 2022;25(4):73-94
 
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The poor energy situation in most African countries manifests itself in very low access to energy and high energy poverty. To address these problems, and drive towards achieving universal energy access, African nations have, in recent time, directed attention to governance issues in energy resource development through building relevant institutions, strengthening legal frameworks, designing policies, ensuring cooperation, and harnessing investments. The concern for a governance approach to energy development is partly due to the submission that the core reason for poor energy delivery is ineffective energy governance. This study is based on Southern Africa and intends to examine the current energy access situation and explore the existing energy governance initiatives. The study used three measures of energy access (national, rural and urban) and energy consumption in order to examine the existing energy situation. The governance actions were examined by looking at national energy policies, energy partnerships (private sector, development partners), and sub-regional power pools. The study observes that the generally poor energy situation in Africa is evident in the Southern African countries. Governance actions are found to be multisource and multilevel. While these actions confirm the seriousness of the stakeholders in addressing the poor energy situation; results have been minimal. Thus, there is a need for more vigorous efforts in implementing the energy policies, engaging the private sector and creating productive cooperation among energy delivery stakeholders.
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Analiza zarządzania energią w krajach Afryki Południowej
interesariusze, polityki, inicjatywy, zarządzanie energią, dostęp do energii
Zła sytuacja energetyczna w większości krajów afrykańskich objawia się bardzo niskim dostępem do energii i wysokim ubóstwem energetycznym. Aby rozwiązać te problemy i dążyć do osiągnięcia powszechnego dostępu do energii, narody afrykańskie w ostatnim czasie zwróciły uwagę na kwestie zarządzania rozwojem zasobów energetycznych poprzez tworzenie odpowiednich instytucji, wzmacnianie ram prawnych, opracowywanie polityk, zapewnianie współpracy i wykorzystywanie inwestycji. Troska o podejście do zarządzania rozwojem energii wynika częściowo z twierdzenia, że głównym powodem niskiego dostępu do energii jest nieskuteczne zarządzanie. Ta praca dotyczy południowej części Afryki i ma na celu zbadanie obecnej sytuacji w zakresie dostępu do energii oraz zbadanie istniejących inicjatyw w zakresie zarządzania energią. W celu zbadania istniejącej sytuacji energetycznej wykorzystano trzy miary zużycia energii (w skali kraju, w obszarach wiejskich i miejskich). Działania związane z zarządzaniem zostały przeanalizowane poprzez analizę krajowych polityk energetycznych; partnerstwa energetycznego (sektor prywatny; partnerzy na rzecz rozwoju) oraz subregionalne obszary energetyczne. W badaniu zauważono, że ogólnie zła sytuacja energetyczna w Afryce uwidacznia się w szczególności w krajach Afryki Południowej. Okazuje się, że działania zarządcze są wieloźródłowe i wielopoziomowe. Chociaż potwierdzają one, że interesariusze usiłują rozwiązać problem złej sytuacji energetycznej, ale rezultaty są słabe. W związku z tym istnieje potrzeba bardziej energicznych wysiłków we wdrażaniu polityk energetycznych, angażowaniu sektora prywatnego i tworzeniu produktywnej współpracy pomiędzy interesariuszami związanymi z dostarczaniem energii.
 
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