Governing offshore wind: is an ‘Asia-Pacific Model’ emerging?
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The Asia-Pacific region is emerging as central to the deployment of offshore wind power. Large scale offshore wind involves complex governance challenges, and governments can choose to centralize and streamline processes enabling the construction of offshore wind farms. We develop a framework for comparing site selection and consenting processes for offshore wind farms, and examine whether a more streamlined and centralized model of offshore wind governance is emerging in the major Asia-Pacific markets of Japan, the People’s Republic of China, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
Residential electricity efficiency and implications for Vietnam's clean energy transition
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Vietnam’s electricity consumption relative to its average national income per capita is significantly higher than that of similar countries like India or China. Current electricity use is not sustainable and in the future may threaten energy supply security. Of the total electricity consumption, the residential sector accounts for up to a third, making it a critical component for policy interventions.
Macroeconomic Determinants of Renewable Energy Consumption in Tanzania: A Time Series Analysis from 1990 to 2020
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This study examines the macroeconomic determinants of renewable energy consumption in Tanzania using time-series data from 1990 to 2020.
Energy demand and energy efficiency and conservation practices of manufacturing industries in Ethiopia
The challenge of sustainable electrification in Africa: Economic policy and research needs
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Access to electricity has been linked to economic growth through improved agricultural and firm productivity, public service delivery, enhanced household investment in human capital, and increased net income and general quality of life. Yet, as of 2024, more than 540 million people in Africa still lacked electricity, and many more suffered from unreliable power supply.
