Power trading on the continent has been scant with most of the energy trading pools on the continent serving as mere tokens of what could be achieved if policymakers took a larger regional or, more importantly, a pan-Africa approach to energy planning.
This is despite the continent’s large untapped hydropower capacity, which the International Renewable Energy Association (Irena)believes should not only be harnessed, but developed as regional projects considering that their outputs are far in excess of the national demand for electricity. This is a view that has long been supported by leading donor finance institutions and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development.
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