Biofuels development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Are the policies conducive?

Jumbe, Charles; Msiska, Frederick B.M.; Madjera, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2009.06.064

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“…They concluded that ethanol is the most promising biofuel which can be produced from different raw materials in Africa. Within the SADC region, Malawi is producing (from sugar molasses) about 30 million litres of ethanol per year which is blended with imported petrol [36,45]. Zimbabwe started a similar initiative but the country exports all the produced ethanol.…”

Section: Overview Of the Sadc Region's Energy Resources And Infrastrumentioning

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Southern Africa’s Water–Energy Nexus: Towards Regional Integration and Development

Mabhaudhi

Mpandeli

Madhlopa

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Abstract:The Southern African Development Community's (SADC) water and energy sectors are under increasing pressure due to population growth and agricultural and industrial development. Climate change is also negatively impacting on the region's water and energy resources. As the majority of SADC's population lives in poverty, regional development and integration are underpinned by water and energy security as the watercourses in the region are transboundary in nature. This paper reviews the region's water and energy resources and recommends policies based on the water-energy nexus approach. This is achieved by reviewing literature on water and energy resources as well as policy issues. Water resources governance provides a strong case to create a water-energy nexus platform to support regional planning and integration as SADC countries share similar climatic and hydrological conditions. However, there has been a gap between water and energy sector planning in terms of policy alignment and technical convergence. These challenges hinder national policies on delivering economic and social development goals, as well as constraining the regional goal of greater integration. Regional objectives on sustainable energy and access to clean water for all can only be achieved through the recognition of the water-energy nexus, championed in an integrated and sustainable manner. A coordinated regional water-energy nexus approach stimulates economic growth, alleviates poverty and reduces high unemployment rates. The shared nature of water and energy resources requires far more transboundary water-energy nexus studies to be done in the context of regional integration and policy formulation.

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Section: Overview Of the Sadc Region's Energy Resources And Infrastrumentioning

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“…Jumbe et al [45] assessed all the biofuel products available on the market. They concluded that ethanol is the most promising biofuel which can be produced from different raw materials in Africa.…”

Section: Overview Of the Sadc Region's Energy Resources And Infrastrumentioning

confidence: 99%

Southern Africa’s Water–Energy Nexus: Towards Regional Integration and Development

Mabhaudhi

Mpandeli

Madhlopa

et al. 2016

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“…To some extent, the use of these feedstocks (maize included) in the promotion of biofuel production makes it less attractive for most parts of Africa [110]. On the other hand, secondary products from, for example, processing of sugar from sugarcane generate co-products like bagasse, molasses and fibre, which can be used to generate electricity and provide additional revenue if exported [113]. Countries such as Mauritius have successfully used this technology and supplied electricity to the national grid, contributing up to 40 per cent of all domestic power consumption [114].…”

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“…Several potential energy crops have been highlighted for biofuels production in sub-Saharan Africa [113]. Ethanol is the most promising biofuel product that can be produced from different raw materials in many African countries (table 1), with most of the ethanol coming from molasses.…”

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Next-generation cellulosic ethanol technologies and their contribution to a sustainable Africa

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The world is currently heavily dependent on oil, especially in the transport sector. However, rising oil prices, concern about environmental impact and supply instability are among the factors that have led to greater interest in renewable fuel and green chemistry alternatives. Lignocellulose is the only foreseeable renewable feedstock for sustainable production of transport fuels. The main technological impediment to more widespread utilization of lignocellulose for production of fuels and chemicals in the past has been the lack of low-cost technologies to overcome the recalcitrance of its structure. Both biological and thermochemical second-generation conversion technologies are currently coming online for the commercial production of cellulosic ethanol concomitantly with heat and electricity production. The latest advances in biological conversion of lignocellulosics to ethanol with a focus on consolidated bioprocessing are highlighted. Furthermore, integration of cellulosic ethanol production into existing bio-based industries also using thermochemical processes to optimize energy balances is discussed. Biofuels have played a pivotal yet suboptimal role in supplementing Africa's energy requirements in the past. Capitalizing on sub-Saharan Africa's total biomass potential and using second-generation technologies merit a fresh look at the potential role of bioethanol production towards developing a sustainable Africa while addressing food security, human needs and local wealth creation.

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“…Unfortunately, these variables exist only for OECD member countries. In developing countries, energy policies include policy statements on the development of bioenergy, often without concrete strategies or the institutional framework necessary for implementation (Jumbe et al 2009). …”

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The Political Economy of Clean Energy Transitions

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Miller²,

Tarp³

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Biofuels development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Are the policies conducive?

Cited by 118 publications

References 3 publications

Southern Africa’s Water–Energy Nexus: Towards Regional Integration and Development

Southern Africa’s Water–Energy Nexus: Towards Regional Integration and Development

Next-generation cellulosic ethanol technologies and their contribution to a sustainable Africa

The Political Economy of Clean Energy Transitions

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