Ouedraogo Nadia

UN Economic Commission for Africa · Macroeconomic policy

Energy management strategies that ensure that energy supply and demand related policies and investment decisions consider all feasible demand- and supply-side options and are consistent with global goals for sustainable development are essential for achieving universal energy access. In this study, the Open Source Spatial Electrification Toolkit (O...

This study applies a scenario-based analysis to assess the sustainability of energy transitions of the North African economies under the Paris Agreement, by evaluating the specific pace of the transition grounded in the reality of the actual regional constraints. The ‘Long-range Energy Alternative Planning’ modelling platform is used to simulate th...

https://rdcu.be/buzWB Purpose of Review Renewable energy (RE) can play a critical role in sustainable development in Africa. We conducted a focused literature review on articles discussing the conditions of deployment of renewable energy resources in Africa, with the goal to understand the latest research trends, questions and issues on this topic...

This paper addresses an important topic, energy poverty in healthcare facilities. We try to provide an interesting perspective on bringing together two SDGs. The SDG 7, which seeks to ensure access to affordable, sustainable, and modern energy for all, is interlinked with Goal 3 on Health. The literature studies as well as data on the subject are s...

Notwithstanding the extensive work done on structural transformation, empirically identifying the key economic forces that shape structural transformation remains an open question. One issue is the role played by aggregate demand. Specifically, while it is known theoretically that households’ consumption, public expenditures, human capital, capital...

This study investigates the outcomes of reforms on the performance of the cotton sector in Ghana and Burkina Faso. These structural and policy reforms have been aimed at promoting competition and enhancing productivity, largely under the pressure of external donor agencies. The study draws on in-depth semi-structured interviews with stakeholders in...

The long-term forecasting of energy supply and demand is of prime importance in Africa due to the steady increase in energy requirements, the non-availability of sufficient resources, the high dependence on fossil-fuels to meet these requirements, and the global concerns over the energy-induced environmental issues. This paper is concerned with mod...

This paper develops a scenario-based model to identify and provide an array of electricity demand in Africa, and to derive them from the African power system of development. A system-based approach is performed by applying the scenario methodology developed by Schwartz in the context of the energy-economic modeling platform ‘Long-range Energy Alter...

Introduction M odern energy access is a prerequisite for the economic, social, and technological process where it complements labor and capital in the production process. 1 As the most convenient form and a major source of modern energy, 2 access to electricity positively contributes to capital and labor productivity, promotes export potentials of...

In this paper we investigate the co-movement and the causality relationship between energy consumption as well as electricity consumption and the HDI (human development index) using as a proxy of human well-being and by including energy prices as an additional variable, in fifteen developing countries for the period 1988 to 2008. Recently developed...

In this paper we investigate the co-movement and the causality relationship between energy consumption as well as electricity consumption and the HDI (human development index) using as a proxy of human well-being and by including energy prices as an additional variable, in fifteen developing countries for the period 1988 to 2008. Recently developed...

Access to modern energy is believed to be a prerequisite for sustainable development, poverty alleviation and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. However, theoretical models and empirical results offer conflicting evidence on the relationship between energy consumption and economic growth that we remain largely unsure of the cause...

Energy poverty is always associated with economic poverty. It concerns people that have low income, low energy consumption and no access, or limited access, to modern energy fuel (petroleum products and electricity). Approximately 1.6 billion people do not have access to modern energy fuels. Moreover, a great number of them have no access to clean...

The increasing attention given to global energy issues and the international policies needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have given a renewed stimulus to research interest in the linkages between the energy sector and economic performance at country level. Economic poverty is linked with energy poverty and, at the same time, energy is an imp...

Energy poverty is always associated with economic poverty. It concerns people that have low income, low energy consumption and no access, or limited access, to modern energy fuel (petroleum products and electricity). Approximately 1.6 billion people do not have access to modern energy fuels. Moreover, a great number of them have no access to clean...

With the volatility of energy prices, poor countries must develop policies to mitigate the impact of high energy bills on their economies. The most effective policy in this regard is the efficiency and the diversification of energy and bioenergy seems to be for some countries especially for sub Saharan countries, as a good opportunity in terms of e...