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60% of all new electricity generated has come from renewable sources (see
figure (1)).
Figure (1): TotalFEigluercetr(i1(cA)i:AtnTy(fnAroNuitncaeanaltulfEaGGrlloeerGmcontrwroe1iwr9ctah9ittht8yiRoRtNinaaleltteite2nG0%%A1e)2n)freircaatifornoimn 1998 till 2012
8
7
6
Percentage 5
4
3
2
1
0 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
1998
Year
Source: Researcher's calculations from data of United States Energy Information
Administration, Region Statistics, at:
https://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/iedindex3.cfm?tid=2&pid=2&aid=12&cid=r6,&
syid=1998&eyid=2012&unit=BKWH, Visited on 19/2/2016.
However, there is excessive dependence on hydroelectricity
and neglect for other renewable energy technologies, which
may suit many African countries with only scarce hydrological
and fossil fuel resources. For ex6ample, in 2012, the share of
Non-Hydro Renewable Electricity Net Generation from total
electricity net generation and total renewables electricity net
generation reached 0.96% and 6% respectively (see table (2)
and figure (2)). This can result in serious environmental damage
as well as conflicts within and between African countries,
particularly in the case of large-scale dams. These projects can
also get exposed to drought due to global climate change(10).
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