Frameworks for attaining universal energy access

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dc.contributor.advisorPrasad, Giselaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLouw, Katherineen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-05T03:50:36Z
dc.date.available2014-11-05T03:50:36Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractWhen assessing universal access to clean, modern energy, Sub-Saharan Africa lags behind many other regions. It has an electrification rate of 32 and in rural regions, only 18 of households have access to modern energy. Within Sub-Saharan Africa, there have been two successful cases for expanding access to energy, those of Mauritius and South Africa. Using a case study approach, this dissertation outlines the key components of the necessary enabling environments, including the need for central coordination; effective, independent regulatory regimes; and monitoring and evaluation as a component of good governance, to ensure programmes are adaptable. Using this theoretical framework to analyse the two countries’ experiences, the author establishes that even though the Mauritian and South African electrification programmes were implemented in different decades under different sets of socio-economic circumstances, common elements drove the success of both programmes. Both countries placed great political importance on achieving universal energy access. The political will created the sustained momentum needed to implement successful electrification programmes through ensuring sufficient funding, establishing legal environments and policy frameworks within which to operate, and allowing for technical options to be explored where necessary.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLouw, K. (2014). <i>Frameworks for attaining universal energy access</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9139en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLouw, Katherine. <i>"Frameworks for attaining universal energy access."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9139en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLouw, K. 2014. Frameworks for attaining universal energy access. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Louw, Katherine AB - When assessing universal access to clean, modern energy, Sub-Saharan Africa lags behind many other regions. It has an electrification rate of 32 and in rural regions, only 18 of households have access to modern energy. Within Sub-Saharan Africa, there have been two successful cases for expanding access to energy, those of Mauritius and South Africa. Using a case study approach, this dissertation outlines the key components of the necessary enabling environments, including the need for central coordination; effective, independent regulatory regimes; and monitoring and evaluation as a component of good governance, to ensure programmes are adaptable. Using this theoretical framework to analyse the two countries’ experiences, the author establishes that even though the Mauritian and South African electrification programmes were implemented in different decades under different sets of socio-economic circumstances, common elements drove the success of both programmes. Both countries placed great political importance on achieving universal energy access. The political will created the sustained momentum needed to implement successful electrification programmes through ensuring sufficient funding, establishing legal environments and policy frameworks within which to operate, and allowing for technical options to be explored where necessary. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - Frameworks for attaining universal energy access TI - Frameworks for attaining universal energy access UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9139 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9139
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLouw K. Frameworks for attaining universal energy access. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9139en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Mechanical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleFrameworks for attaining universal energy accessen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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