Energy Transitions and the Future of the African Energy Sector

Victoria R. Nalule is a research fellow at the Extractives Hub based at CEPMLP, University of Dundee, UK. She is also the founder and Executive Director of the African Energy and Minerals Management Initiative (AEMI), an NGO based in Uganda. She was previously a research fellow and energy consultant at the Energy Charter Secretariat in Brussels, and an energy researcher at the East African Community (EAC) in Tanzania and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Botswana. She is the author of two books including, Energy Access in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Regionalism and Mining and the Law in Africa: Exploring the Social and Environmental Impacts.

• Chapter 1. Introduction; Victoria R. Nalule.- Chapter 2. African Energy Challenges in the Transition Era: The Role of Regional Cooperation; Macdonald Irowarisima.- Chapter 3. Energy Transition in Africa:  Context, Barriers and Strategies; Noreen Kidunduhu.- Chapter 4. Nuclear Energy & Energy Transitions: Prospects, Challenges and Safeguards in Sub-Saharan Africa; Susan Nakanwagi.- Chapter 5. Role Of Law in the Energy Transitions in Africa: Case Study of Nigeria’s Electricity Laws and Off-Grid Renewable Energy Development; Michael Uche Ukponu, Yusuf Sulayman, Kester Oyibo.- Chapter 6. The Status and Future of Charcoal in The Energy Transition Era in Sub-Saharan Africa: Observations From Uganda; Victoria R. Nalule.- Chapter 7. Will a Transition to Renewable Energy Promote Energy Security Amid Energy Crisis in Nigeria?; Cosmos Nike Nwedu.- Chapter 8. Renewable Energy Development in Egypt and Transitioning to a Low Carbon Economy; Mostafa Elshazly.- Chapter 9. Transitioning to a Low Carbon Economy and Renewable Energy Developments in Uganda: Challenges and Opportunities for Small-Scale Renewable Energy; Marvin Tumusiime.- Chapter 10. Local Content Policies in the Energy Transition Era in Africa: A Case Study of the East African Oil and Gas Industry; Rukonge Muhongo.- Chapter 11. Social Licence to Operate in the Energy Transition Era: Case Study of the East African Oil and Gas Sector; Wairimu Karanja, Nduta Njenga.- Chapter 12. Gender Justice in the Energy Transition Era: Exploring Gender and Technology in the Extractives Sector; Alaka Lugonzo, Kennedy Chege.- Chapter 13. A Critical Intertemporal Analysis of Uganda’s Fiscal Regime in the Energy Transition Era: Are Uganda’s Upstream Projects Still Viable?; Ayebare Tom Rukundo.