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Worldwide, access to electricity and sustainable energy services, policies and investments generate national economic growth, development and supports to poverty reduction. The EC’s contribution in developing countries includes: the EU Energy Initiative; the Energy Facility for ACP; the introduction of modern renewable energy sources or mixing them up with the conventional sources, facilitating the development of networks and interconnections.

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Energising Development Map

ACP-EU Energy Facility

Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD)

Environment & Natural Resources

Chairman's Summary: Fifteenth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development Policy Options

Communication from the Commission: the future development of the EU Energy Initiative and the modalities for the establishment

Green Paper: A European Strategy for Sustainable, Competitive and Secure Energy

Communication from the Commission: External energy relations – from principles to action

Communication from the Commission: Energy cooperation with developing countries

Energy Strategy Approach Paper: Sustainable Development Network, World Bank Group, October 2009

Articles on Energy

Civil Society and Oil and Gas Governance in Ghana

April 26 2013 by Coordination Team

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In 2007 commercially viable quantities of oil and gas were discovered in Ghana. The estimated revenue of the oil reserves is about $1 billion per year (approximately EUR 768 million), which is similar to the amount of development assistance received by Ghana annually. As is often said, natural resources can be both a curse and a blessing. When managed well, they can boost development and foster economic growth. Oversight bodies such as parliaments, media and civil society organisations (CSOs) have a pivotal role to play in ensuring proper management of natural resources.

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1.Sub-Saharan Africa: Ghana

Burkina Faso Engineering School Develops Green Responses to African Energy Needs

February 8 2013 by Coordination Team

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A European Union (EU) supported bio-fuel research centre reinforces the energy-capacities in West Africa, thanks to a unique partnership involving West African engineering school 2iE, a leading French research centre, local expertise and the sub-region's national electricity companies .

Article relevant to the topics: Energy, Food & Nutrition Security

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1.Sub-Saharan Africa: Burkina Faso

Solar Energy has Great Potential in Africa, but Has Yet to Take Off

February 5 2013 by Coordination Team

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Coordination between policy makers and private partners is key to developing solar energy in Africa, said photovoltaic expert Michael Franz as he presented impressions and conclusions of his extensive work on the development of a solar energy market in Kenya at a recent conference in Brussels.

Article relevant to the topics: Energy, Environment & Climate Change

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1.Sub-Saharan Africa: Kenya

Renewable Energy Sources Hold Key to Unlocking Rural Africa’s Power Potential

August 8 2012 by Coordination Team

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Per capita electricity consumption in Africa is well below the average for residents of the European Union but that doesn’t mean that the continent is short of sustainable power-generating potential, according to a report published by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre.

Article relevant to the topics: Agriculture & Rural Development, Energy, Environment & Climate Change

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1.Sub-Saharan Africa

Participants Share Views at a Recent Energy Summit

May 14 2012 by Coordination Team

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High-level representatives from governments, civil society, industry and various international bodies came together in April for a special Energy Summit in Brussels, where they presented their vision on how to achieve sustainable energy for all by 2030. Yet, many participants questioned how this initiative may be translated into concrete action on the ground, while highlighting some of the efforts from their organisations towards tackling energy poverty.

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1.Sub-Saharan Africa

Empowering Women With Access to Clean and Sustainable Sources of Energy

April 30 2012 by Coordination Team

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The main afternoon session of the European Union’s recent Sustainable Energy for All Summit was dedicated to gender issues. Participants agreed that empowering women with access to sustainable, clean energy will open up a world of possibilities to benefit the entire population.

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New Guidelines for Sustainable Urban Development Cooperation

February 22 2012 by Coordination Team

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With more than half of the world’s population now living in cities, experts agree that the continuing trend towards urbanisation is both inevitable and irreversible. New EC guidelines propose a fresh mindset to assist the development of better cities.

Article relevant to the topics: Capacity Development & Knowledge Sharing, Development Policy, Energy, Environment & Climate Change, Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation (See all topics) Capacity Development & Knowledge Sharing, Development Policy, Energy, Environment & Climate Change, Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation, Transport, Urban Development (Limit topics)

The 2010 EU Development Days in a Nutshell

February 21 2011 by Coordination Team

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Check out the 2010 European Union Development Days' first e-magazine and revisit the highlights from last year’s international event.

Article relevant to the topics: Aid Effectiveness & Results, Democracy, Energy, Gender, Health (See all topics) Aid Effectiveness & Results, Democracy, Energy, Gender, Health, Security, Justice & Human Rights (Limit topics)

New EC Briefing for Non-Experts on Climate Change: It’s a Mad, Mad World

November 11 2010 by Coordination Team

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When it comes to climate change, it’s a mad, mad world. That’s the message from a new EC-commissioned e-booklet, which uses the abbreviation “MAD” to outline a strategic framework for combating global warning: Mitigation, Adaptation, Development.

Article relevant to the topics: Energy, Environment & Climate Change

Extending Sustainable Power Supplies to Communities Worldwide

October 26 2010 by Coordination Team

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The European Union is engaged in several major initiatives to support the provision of adequate, affordable and sustainable energy services in developing countries, especially through the EU energy initiative for poverty eradication and sustainable development and EU-Africa Energy Partnership.

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