Energy efficiency

Africa’s energy sector faces major challenges that hinder socio-economic development, including limited generation capacity, inefficient transmission, high fuel import costs, unreliable supply, and heavy reliance on traditional biomass, while demand-side issues such as low access to electricity and clean cooking solutions and the prevalence of inefficient appliances further compound the situation.

Over the past decade, the ECOWAS region has recorded a steady rise in Total Final Energy Consumption (TFEC), growing at an average annual rate of 3.85%, in line with the region’s economic expansion. In 2022, TFEC reached 129,871 ktoe, representing 23.5% of Africa’s total, with Nigeria accounting for 56.2% of regional consumption. Biomass remains dominant, constituting 60% of the energy mix, followed by petroleum products (33.1%) and electricity (5.5%).

This Regional Savings Assessment report provides a summary of the benefits attained from improved energy efficiency and climate friendly lighting, cooling appliances and equipment for the Southern African Region. The assessment is available in English, Portuguese and French. 

This Regional Savings Assessment report provides a summary of the benefits attained from improved energy efficiency and climate friendly lighting, cooling appliances, and equipment for the East African Region.

This publication presents efforts from AFREC, to inform decision makers on household energy end-use in all African Countries. It highlights consumption for electricity, biomass and other energy sources for various appliances. It extends to how charcoal and firewood account to more than 80% of energy used for cooking in many households of Africa. It also share differences in household energy use between

Theme

• Energy

Key word

• Energy Efficiency