Eine verbesserte Energiesicherheit hat das Potential, Demokratien zu stabilisieren, wirtschaftliches Wachstum anzustoßen und die Effekte von Armut und Klimawandel zu mildern bzw. zu bekämpfen. Vor diesem Hintergrund beschäftigt sich die vorliegende Publikation mit den Themen der Energiesicherheit und der erneuerbaren Energien im Afrika südlich der Sahara und beleuchtet sowohl praktische Chancen als auch regulatorische Herausforderungen aus der Perspektive von afrikanischen und internationalen Experten.
Autoren- und Inhaltsverzeichnis:
1. GERMAN-NAMIBIAN COLLABORATION IN ENERGY ISSUES, Ullrich Kinne
2. THE STATE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA – WHERE DO WE STAND, AND WHERE DO WE GO?, Zivayi Chiguvare & Theodora M. Chiguvare
3. CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASED ENERGY ACCESS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NAMIBIA, Zivayi Chiguvare & Helvi Ileka
4. 100% DECENTRALISED, RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR NAMIBIA, Harald Schütt
5. REEE-POWERING NAMIBIA – ENERGISING NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Detlof von Oertzen
SECTION II: REGULATORY
6. THE PATHWAY TO ENERGY LIBERATION IN NIGERIA: LESSONS FOR NAMIBIA, Yemi Oke
7. COMPARATIVE LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE POTENTIAL OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES TO PROMOTE ENERGY SECURITY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION: GERMANY, SOUTH AFRICA AND NAMIBIA, Oliver C. Ruppel & Katharina Ruppel-Schlichting
8. LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORKS FOR CLIMATE-FRIENDLY ENERGY GENERATION IN AFRICA: ENERGY SECURITY FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, Elizabeth Gachenga
9. THE CURRENT STATUS OF BIOFUELS TO PROMOTE ENERGY SECURITY – LEGAL CHALLENGES AND POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA, Lena C. Plato
10. THE ROLE OF LAW IN PROMOTING RENEWABLE ENERGIES IN AFRICA, Yinka Omorogbe
SECTION III: Incentive Structures
11. LEVERAGING PRIVATE CAPITAL FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY IN NAMIBIA – A PRACTITIONER’S PERSPECTIVE, Jan Martin Witte
12. FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT PROTECTION FOR IMPROVED ENERGY SECURITY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: THE EXAMPLES OF SADC AND NAMIBIA, Oliver C. Ruppel & Frieda Shifotoka
13. FISCAL INCENTIVES TO ADVANCE THE UPTAKE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN SOUTH AFRICA, Lee-Ann Steenkamp
14. BUSH ENCROACHMENT, DE-BUSHING AND ENERGY PRODUCTION IN NAMIBIA, Lydia Mlunga & Frank Gschwender
SECTION IV: Energy Security and Energy Insecurity
15. SUSTAINABLE, COST-EFFECTIVE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND ENERGY – A REFLECTION FROM ZIMBABWE, Eddie Cross
16. WILL SOUTH AFRICA CHOOSE NUCLEAR ENERGY AS ITS FUTURE? A CHANGE OF NUCLEAR POWER CLIENTELE – BRICS INSTEAD OF OECD?, Maren Gebel
17. ENERGY INSECURITY IN AN ERA OF FOSSIL FUEL ABUNDANCE: THE UNITED STATES EXPERIENCE WITH HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FOR UNCONVENTIONAL GAS, Melissa Powers
18. REGIONAL ENERGY: INTEGRATING ENERGY FLOWS WITH GOVERNANCE, Manisha Gulati, Louise Scholtz & Firoz Khan
ANNEX: RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE Namibian COMMITTEE ON ECONOMICS, NATURAL RESOURCES AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 353