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Accelerating investments in power in sub-Saharan Africa

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  • Anton Eberhard

    (Anton Eberhard and Katharine Gratwick are at the Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, South Africa.)

  • Katharine Gratwick

    (Anton Eberhard and Katharine Gratwick are at the Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, South Africa.)

  • Elvira Morella

    (Elvira Morella and Pedro Antmann are at the World Bank, 1818 H Street Northwest, Washington DC 20433, USA.)

  • Pedro Antmann

    (Elvira Morella and Pedro Antmann are at the World Bank, 1818 H Street Northwest, Washington DC 20433, USA.)

Abstract

Private sector investments in African power generation play an increasingly important role in addressing the continent's electricity supply shortages. Our analysis of investment trends in sub-Saharan Africa reveals some key success factors.

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  • Anton Eberhard & Katharine Gratwick & Elvira Morella & Pedro Antmann, 2017. "Accelerating investments in power in sub-Saharan Africa," Nature Energy, Nature, vol. 2(2), pages 1-5, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natene:v:2:y:2017:i:2:d:10.1038_nenergy.2017.5
    DOI: 10.1038/nenergy.2017.5
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