Crude Oil Pipeline Region

East Africa

Concerns arose about the potential human rights and environmental risks of the East African Crude Oil pipeline. East African region offers great potential for both solar and wind energy, implying that employment opportunities and financing for the renewable energy sector would bring more resources to the region, rather than relying solely on the construction of the oil pipeline.

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Topical Summaries

East Africa region would benefit from renewable development: not only do the regions offer great potential for both solar and wind energy, but off-grid solar systems or independent mini-grids will also play a crucial role in expanding electricity access. This implies that employment opportunities and financing for the renewable energy sector would bring more resources to the region.

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Crude Oil Pipeline Region East Africa

2024 Tanzania Operating and Prospective Energy Capacity (Megawatts)

Energy Source	Announced	Pre-Construction	Construction	Operating
Coal	600	600
Oil & Gas	650			849
Hydro	300	668	2,115	540
Bioenergy	300
Geothermal	400	200
Solar	1,955	72.5	60	158.9
Offshore Wind	450
Onshore Wind	500

Local Initiative

REPower Afrika – a campaign to speed up the shift away from fossil fuels to distributed, community-owned renewable energy.

To make it a reality, they need two things: for African Nations to commit to the transition and remove barriers to renewable energy projects. And they need rich countries in the G7 and G20 (such as the US, EU, UK, Japan and others) to commit the money and the resources to fund the transition.

Please sign our petition to REPower Afrika, and help make the voice of African communities demanding a clean renewable energy future too loud to ignore!

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Articles and Resources

References

RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET ANALYSIS AFRICA AND ITS REGIONS International Renewable Energy Agency and African Development Bank, Abu Dhabi and Abidjan, 2022

Eastern Africa Power Pool Eastern Africa Power Pool, Retrieved December 15 2023