RT Report
T1 Atlas of Africa Energy Resources
T2 Atlas des ressources en énergie de l'Afrique
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Singh, Ashbindu
A2 Gowa, Elizabeth
A2 Lund, H. Gyde
A2 Mabirizi, Frank
K1 energy resource
K1 energy consumption
K1 energy efficiency
K1 non-renewable resource
K1 peat
K1 coal
K1 natural gas
K1 renewable energy source
K1 geothermal energy
K1 hydroelectric power
K1 wind power
K1 climate change
K1 tidal energy
K1 population growth
K1 gender
K1 refugee
K1 urbanization
K1 transport
K1 agriculture
K1 industry
K1 peace
K1 regional cooperation
K1 energy policy
SN 978-92-807-3639-7
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/20476
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/20476
NO This document compiles and synthesizes continent-wide and country-level information on Africa’s energy resources, production, consumption, and access conditions, in response to persistent challenges of unaffordable, unreliable, and limited electricity availability. It assembles data from multiple energy databases, reports, and websites, and analyzes historical and current satellite imagery using GIS, supported by consultations with experts and regional power-pool stakeholders and an intensive review for scientific validity. Organized into five chapters, it presents renewable and non-renewable resource endowments, trends in supply and demand, and cross-cutting links with environment, health, gender, transport, and agriculture. It also describes regional market integration through power pools and provides profiles for all 54 African countries.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 23, 2026