Energy in Africa

Manfred Hafner is Coordinator of the “Energy: Scenarios and Policy” research programme at FEEM. He is also Professor of International Energy Studies, teaching at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS Europe) and at the Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA). He has 30 years’ experience in consulting governments and industry on international energy issues.Simone Tagliapietra is a Senior Researcher in the “Energy: Scenarios and Policy” research programme at FEEM. He is also a Research Fellow at Bruegel, the economic think tank. Expert in international energy issues, he also conducted research at the Istanbul Policy Center at Sabanci University and at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe in Geneva. He obtained his PhD at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, where he currently teaches energy economics and policy.Lucia de Strasser is a Researcher at FEEM, where she focuses on the energy transition in Sub-Saharan Africa. She has a specific interest in the links between energy policy and environmental management. As a Consultant for the Water Convention of the UN Economic Commission for Europe, she uses the water–energy–food nexus approach to improve cooperation in transboundary river basins.

• 1.Introduction.- 2.The challenge of energy access in Africa.- 3.Hydrocarbons.- 4.Renewable energy.- 5.Energy investments.- 6.Conclusions