In the News
Development economics - West Africa looks to create a regional electricity market
15th July 2021
West Africa is looking to increase its energy security, by creating a regional electricity market to facilitate regional trade in power.
In doing so, the aim is to provide stronger incentives to increase the supply of power and its energy security going forward.
At present, only around a third of people have direct access to electricity in the region. Giving more people access to power will offer economic opportunities and development for all. Reliable and affordable access to electricity is crucial to supporting economic growth across numerous manufacturing and service industries.
- Economics
- Blog
- In the News
- Renewable energy
- Energy economics
- Green Bonds
- Low carbon sectors
- Sustainable development
Graham Watson
Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to tutor2u, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.
You might also like
Sir Paul Collier on Urbanisation and Economic Development
17th March 2015
Final Days for Britain's Deep Mine Pits
19th August 2015
Structural Unemployment from Mitchell and Webb
16th November 2015
Macroeconomic Profile for China
28th March 2016
Lucrative rubies might bring a resource curse
11th February 2017
Why Africa’s development model puzzles economists
21st August 2017
Are disposable BBQs fuelling deforestation?
23rd July 2018
Daily Email Updates
Subscribe to our daily digest and get the day’s content delivered fresh to your inbox every morning at 7am.
Signup for emails