Sustainable Energy Access for Communities

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiv

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2. Sustainable Energy Access for Sustainable Communities: Introduction by a Social Scientist

   • Andreas J. Obrecht

   Pages 1-8Open Access

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3. Local Dimensions of Sustainable Energy Governance: Case Study

   • Abdoulaye Thiaw, Sidia Badiane

   Pages 9-15Open Access

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4. Can Municipalities Lead the Energy Transition? On Available Policy, Competences and Requirements for Action

   • Cheikh Faye, P. Macharia

   Pages 17-28Open Access

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5. Local Action for Energy Sustainability: A Review of Policies’ Impact

   • C. A. Mbodji, C. Sumereder, D. Diouf, A. Maiga

   Pages 29-37Open Access

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6. Techno-Economic Assessment of Renewable Energy Potential in Cities: Case Studies of Solar Photovoltaic, Waste-to-Energy and Wind Energy

   • A. Fall, R. Haas

   Pages 39-53Open Access

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7. Energy Potential of Crop Residues in Senegal: Technology Solutions for Valorization

   • C. A. Mbodji, A. Fall, D. Diouf, A. Seck

   Pages 55-62Open Access

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8. Democratization of Energy Planning: On a New Planning Tool Tailored to the Needs of Developing Countries

   • A. Fall, C. H. T. C. Ndiaye, C. A. Mbodji

   Pages 63-76Open Access

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9. Hidden Costs of Decarbonizing Utility Generation: Investment on Grid Stability and Contribution of Renewable Energies

   • C. A. Mbodji, D. Diouf, L. Ndour, A. L. Fall, A. Maiga

   Pages 77-85Open Access

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10. Modelling Sustainable Energy Transition for Cities: Case Studies of LEAP, ENPEP-BALANCE, and MoCES

    • A. Fall, C. A. Mbodji

    Pages 87-108Open Access

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11. Management of Intermittent Solar and Wind Energy Resources: Storage and Grid Stabilization

    • W. M. Nkounga, M. F. Ndiaye, M. L. Ndiaye

    Pages 109-118Open Access

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12. Innovation for the Better: How Renewable Energy Technologies Improve Living Standards

    • Abdoulaye Thiaw, S. Toure

    Pages 119-125Open Access

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13. Electricity Consumption in Working-Class Districts: Case Studies of Grand-Yoff and Grand-Dakar

    • S. Sow, C. M. Kebe, A. Ndiaye

    Pages 127-137Open Access

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14. Cookinations: Mechanisms to Decouple Wood Production and Food Preparation in Sub-Urban Areas

    • S. Sow

    Pages 139-146Open Access

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15. Citizen Awareness of the Social Dimension of Energy: Lessons from a Survey in Dakar

    • Cheikh Faye, M. Wade

    Pages 147-157Open Access

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16. Energy in Development Objectives: How the Energy Ecological Footprint Affects Development Indicators?

    • W. M. Nkounga

    Pages 159-170Open Access

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This open access book examines the transition to sustainable energy systems in emerging cities. Experts from around the world present case studies from different countries and discuss efforts were needed for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The authors look into the issue of environment vs. economics and discuss the question of whether the energy transition goal can conflict with other development goals such as decent work and economic growth. Furthermore, innovation in energy transition is introduced, both in technology and citizens’ engagement. The book presents the latest developments on energy access and transition to sustainability throughout the overall value chain: from basic research in universities to documentation of lessons learned in the field. The empirical evidence presented makes this book appealing to scholars in the field of energy sustainability as well as to policy-makers and energy service companies.

• Energy access in emerging cities
• Sustainable development goals
• SDG
• Energy innovation
• Poverty alleviation
• Environment vs. economics
• Sustainable energy systems
• Climate justice
• Social justice
• LPG subsidies
• Carbon taxes on energy price
• Democratization
• Sustainable energy governance
• African case studies
• Open access

• Energy Economics Group, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria

  Aminata Fall

• Energy Economics Group, TU Wien, Wien, Austria

  Reinhard Haas

Aminata Fall is the coordinator of SEA4cities at the Vienna University of Technology (Austria) Energy Economics Group, where she recently completed a doctorate of Social and Economic Sciences. She has 12 years of professional experience in sustainable energy management through previous employments in UNIDO, and ECREEE.


Reinhard Haas is the head of the Energy Economics Group, a specialized department in the Institute of Energy Systems and Electric Drives of the Vienna University of Technology (Austria). He has more than 20 years of research and working experience in the field of energy economics, and published more than 80 papers in peer-reviewed international journals.

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