This book analyzes the political economy governing energy regulation across the African continent. Presenting case studies that span diverse energy sectors and countries, it provides an overview of their complex political and regulatory frameworks. The book explores emerging technologies and energy markets, highlighting Africa's preparedness for the energy transition, and sheds light on the pivotal role of cross-border energy trade with regard to energy access. Further, it examines regulators' influence within regional power pools, as well as their contribution to gender mainstreaming in the energy sector, addressing vital social issues.

This book is divided into five parts, the first of which focuses on the political economy of energy regulation. The second part discusses emerging technologies and climate change issues, while the third examines regional energy markets, and regional institutional collaboration. The fourth part features contributions on gender mainstreaming, while part five rounds up the coverage. The book will be of interest to policymakers and investors in Africa, as well as scholars interested in energy regulation and economics.

Analyzes the political economy governing energy regulation across Africa Examines energy trade and access in Africa Reviews the role of regulators in Africa's energy transition

Autorentext
Ishmael Ackah is an energy expert and executive secretary of Ghana's Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC). He chairs the Legal and Regulatory Committee of Ghana's Electricity Market Oversight Panel and has worked with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded project managed by Deloitte. He is an adjunct lecturer, researcher, and consultant with a Ph.D. in Energy Economics from the University of Portsmouth-UK.

Charly Gatete, a seasoned energy economist, holds a Ph.D. in Energy Economics from the University of Paris Sarclay (France) and another in Energy from 2iE (Burkina Faso). He is an economist expert at ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA), contributing to ECOWAS's Regional Electricity Market. Previously, he managed some renewable energy projects in Africa, and he was an energy expert for UNDP and an assistant professor and researcher at Thomas Sankara University.

Inhalt

Part I. Political Economy of Energy Regulation in Africa.- Chapter 1. The dynamics of energy regulation in Africa (Ishmael Ackah).- Chapter 2. Africa's Transition to Cleaner Energy: Regulatory imperatives and Governance Dynamics (Sidique Gawusu).- Chapter 3. The Political Economy of Electricity Sector Regulation in Africa: A Comparative Analysis (Crispin Bobio).- Chapter 4. The political economy of the next wave of power sector reforms in Africa: evidence from Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Namibia (Christine Juta).- Chapter 5. Legal and Regulatory Pathways for Sub-Saharan Africa's Energy Access and Energy Transition Agenda (Ivie Ehanmo).- Chapter 6. Policy framework and regulations to promote clean energy and energy transition in ECOWAS countries (Charly Gatete).- Chapter 7. Effective regulation and the energy transition in Zambia (Naa Adjekai Adjei).- Chapter 8. The rationale of Economic Regulations: Theoretical Review (Haliru Dikko).- Chapter 9. Power Sector Regulation in Africa in an Energy Transition Era (Pauline Anaman).- Chapter 10. Role and Challenges of The African Energy Regulator in The Midst of Global Economic Storm (Benjamin Ashitey Armah).- Chapter 11. Regulating Public utilities within a crisis's situation in Africa (Etutu Mawondo Shalman).- Chapter 12. The Electricity Tariff and Utility Performance: Evidence from Ghana, Uganda and Namibia Electricity Market (Jeffrey Baiden).- Part II. Regional Electricity Markets Development.- Chapter 13. Major challenges in Africa in the development of competitive electricity markets. An analysis of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Market (Charly Gatete).- Chapter 14. Regional Power Trade in Africa: The Different Institutional and Regulatory Models of African Power Pools (Mohamed A. Eltahir Elabbas).- Chapter 15. An outlook on a Future-Proof Regulated Cross-Border Electricity Market in Africa (Oghosa Erhahon).- Chapter 16. Cross-border power trading model for SSA; Challenges andopportunities of operationalizing power pools in Africa (Ishmael Ackah).- Chapter 17. Competitiveness and sustainability of electricity markets in the ECOWAS region: evolution of reforms, regulations challenges and markets integration (Charly Gatete).- Part III. Emerging Technologies and the Energy Transition.- Chapter 18. Energy-Related Climate Change Reportage in Africa: Has the Media Gotten It Right? (Maame Esi Eshun).- Chapter 19. Effect of fossil fuel subsidies on renewable energy transition in sub-Saharan African countries (Souleymane Diallo).- Chapter 20. The Gains and Pains of the Energy Transition. A perspective on Sub Saharan Africa (Ishmael Ackah).- Chapter 21. Willingness to Change to Electric Cars: Is the Ghanaian Consumer Ready? (Ishmael Ackah).- Chapter 22. Economic power and the transition to renewables in South Africa (Sumayya Goga).- Chapter 23. An analysis of imported clean cooking technologies. Implications for policy development in Ghana (Crispin Bobio).- Chapter 24. Natural Gas as a Transition Fuel; Domestic Natural Gas Production and Energy Security in Ghana (Paul Minsung Gyeng).- Part IV. Gender Mainstreaming in the Energy Sector.- Chapter 25. Putting Gender on the Corporate Agenda in Ghana's Oil and Gas Industry (Phil Faanu).- Chapter 26. The impact of gender, culture and other African traits in cooperating with energy regulators (Dominic Kwesi Eduah).- Chapter 27. Imperatives for Gender Mainstreaming in Energy Sector Regulation In Africa (Ifeyinwa Ikeonu).- Part V. Concluding Chapter.- Chapter 28. The future of energy regulation in Africa (Charly Gatete).