Research in renewable energy is far advanced. Technologies are being developed but which renewable energy source will dominate in developing countries in future?
In the Maghreb and the Sahel, advantage for the sun
For obvious climatic reasons, the countries of North Africa and the Sahel have a strong potential for solar energy. They display almost all their voluntarism in the field. But their energy diversification projects differ in their level of maturity.
A major exporter of oil and gas, Algeria now also wants to take advantage of its exceptional sunshine. The country intends to meet 30% to 40% of its electricity needs thanks to renewable energies. Some twenty photovoltaic power plants, whose capacity is estimated at nearly 350 MW, should be put in place at the end of this year.
In the Sahel, so far, we mainly rely on family-oriented solar panels, intended to allow people located far from urban centers to be illuminated without having to resort to diesel generators gasoil. The authorities of this region hope that the international community will give them the means to invest in medium-sized power plants to be managed by associations and decentralized communities, but also to set up national solar panels and to conduct tax policies aimed at lowering the cost of acquiring equipment.
In all regions of sub-Saharan Africa, huge hydroelectric potential
Rather expensive to deploy, hydroelectric dams have the advantage of drastically increasing production in the countries in which they are commissioned. And sub-Saharan Africa stands out for its great potential in this sub-field of renewable energies. Uganda, for example, had a big energy deficit despite its strong economic growth. The Bujagali Hydropower Plant (250 MW), set up through a public-private partnership financed by a cartel of commercial banks and multilateral financing institutions such as the World Bank and the European Investment Bank, made it possible to meet half of the country's energy needs.
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Solar extinguisher, wind, clean and least harmful to the environment.
Solar panels will dominate in developing countries such as China, Brazil, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Argentina. , Costa Rica subsisted on total renewable energy for 75 days, and the newly elected president declared the country would become the first carbon-neutral country by 2021.
Thank you all for your great input. I personally think it is dependent on the geographical location of a country. In arid climates, hydroelectric may not be ideal but solar energy would hold a great potential. However, technological viability as well as the social and economic benefits of any particular renewable energy source will play in huge part in whether a country goes for solar energy or not.
Just a word about Brazil.
Among emerging and developing countries, Brazil has the greatest potential for renewable energy: 86% of electricity is generated by hydroelectric power (dams), the rest coming mainly from its large biomass (wood, organic waste). As a result, 45% of the energy produced in Brazil comes from renewable sources, compared to an average of 6% for OECD countries.
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That's an interesting read on Brazil @ Prof Achour. Having mentioned biomass, I will touch on it as well. In most Sub-Saharan African countries, biomass holds equally as great potential as solar if not much. Many Sub-Saharan African countries have economies that are traditionally oriented towards agriculture and tend to produce a lot of biomass especially from residues that can be exploited in energy production. Also most domestic energy uses such as cooking and heating in most of these countries come from biomass but in very inefficient forms such as charcoal and firewood
Biomass
tidal capture
hydro
all of these require simple tech, low investment
and unlike solar
not limited to 20year panel life, nor killing or disruptive to hunting and migration of animals,
Biomass
tidal capture
hydro
all of these require simple tech, low investment
and unlike solar
not limited to 20year panel life, nor killing or disruptive to hunting and migration of animals,
Bioenergy is best for all the countries. For developing countries, of course, it is very promising. They are renewable, eco-friendly, biodegradable. Most of the developing countries does have several kind of resources to generate bioenergy. Hydro energy is also good despite the fact that your country should have good reserve of water. We must keep in mind that we need to go for renewable and eco-friendly energy for which all the resources are renewable too.
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