Energy efficiency as a means to expand energy access: A Uganda roadmap

Stephane de la Rue du Can, David Pudleiner and Katrina Pielli

Energy Policy, 2018, vol. 120, issue C, 354-364

Abstract: While energy efficiency can contribute significantly towards improving access to modern energy services, energy sector investments in many developing countries have largely focused on increasing energy access by increasing supply. This is because the links between energy efficiency and energy access, is often overlooked. This oversight of energy efficiency is frequently a missed opportunity, as efficiency is often a very cost-effective energy resource. In combination with grid expansion and new clean energy generation, efficiency efforts can help to ensure that reliable power is provided to the maximum number of customers at a lower cost than would be required to increase generation alone.

Keywords: Energy efficiency; Sustainable energy; Sub-Saharan Africa; Clean energy; Integrated resources planning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.05.045

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