Interventions Issue 4: Africa and the Global Energy Crisis
Africa will not achieve universal energy access without a fundamental shift in its status in the global economy. Brian Kamanzi explores the current energy landscape.
Decades of embracing neoliberal electricity policies have left Africa, one of the world’s most resource rich regions, with the lowest energy consumption rates per capita. Despite this, African states face severe pressure to create urgent and necessary infrastructure projects in line with a new Western consensus on approaches to climate finance. Brian Kamanzi explores the current energy landscape.
