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Analysis of the application of solar energy in the S.A.D.C. region. A potential solution for energy access in remote rural areas.

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Màster en Diplomàcia i Funció Pública Internacional, Centre d'Estudis Internacionals, Universitat de Barcelona, Curs: 2018-2019, Tutora: Isabel Pont Castejón

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The purpose of this paper is to understand and explain the current situation of
renewable energy’s application in remote rural areas of the Southern African Development
Community (from now on referred to as SADC) region. The aim is to demonstrate the
advantages of using renewable energy sources, in this case the sun, in order to deal with the
energy access challenge of remote rural communities.
This thesis rationale for choosing the African continent is because it faces an
enormous energy challenge. But also as important, is the fact that more than half of the global
population growth between now and 2050 is expected to occur in Africa, as the continent has
the highest rate of population growth1. Its growing population and economic development are
creating an increasing demand for energy which in turn calls for an increase in energy supply
and consequently a transformation of Africa’s economy. Therefore, energy is not only
fundamental for Africa’s socio-economical development, but also because it will set the ways
in which the whole continent manages a great amount of its energy demand which can have
tremendous global environmental repercussions. Since the energy supply sector is the largest
contributor to global greenhouse gases emissions, Africa’s energy access strategies will have
great significance for our Climate Change generation. More specifically, in order to do a more
accurate analysis this paper has chosen a geographical focal point, namely the SADC region.
The choice of this region is because of the SADC institution’s regional focus on development
and intergovernmental integration...

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cc-by-nc-nd (c) Mañoso Gimeno, Carolina, 2019

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Màster - Diplomàcia i Funció Pública Internacional

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Analysis of the application of solar energy in the S.A.D.C. region. A potential solution for energy access in remote rural areas.