The ocean as a source of renewable energy in sub-Saharan Africa: sources, potential, sustainability and challenges

Alberto Filimão Sitoea Faculty of Natural and Exact Science, Save University (UniSave), Chongoene, Mozambique;b Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM), Maputo, MozambiqueView further author information

António Mubango Hoguanec Centre for Marine Research and Technology (CePTMar), Eduardo Mondlane University, Quelimane, MozambiqueView further author information

Soufiane Haddoutd Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, MoroccoCorrespondence[email protected]
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Table 1. GDP per capita and statistics of energy consumption and electricity network coverage in some Sub-Saharan African coastal countries, obtained from World Bank database (https://databank.worldbank.org/home.aspx).

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Table 2. Energy production, supply and balance in kilotons of oil equivalent (ktoe), by source, in Africa: the status in 2018 and projection for 2040.

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Table 3. Energy supply in kilotons of oil equivalent (ktoe), by source, for 2018, in some Sub-Saharan African coastal countries, obtained from Africa Energy Outlook 2019 (https://www.iea.org/reports/africa-energy-outlook-2019).

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Table 4. Electricity production in kilotons of oil equivalent (ktoe) by energy source in Africa, for 2018.

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Figure 1. Potential and suitable locations for Ocean Renewable Energy in sub-Saharan Africa.

Table 5. Suitability of ocean energy in sub-Saharan Africa.

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The ocean as a source of renewable energy in sub-Saharan Africa: sources, potential, sustainability and challenges

Table 1. GDP per capita and statistics of energy consumption and electricity network coverage in some Sub-Saharan African coastal countries, obtained from World Bank database (https://databank.worldbank.org/home.aspx).

Table 2. Energy production, supply and balance in kilotons of oil equivalent (ktoe), by source, in Africa: the status in 2018 and projection for 2040.

Table 3. Energy supply in kilotons of oil equivalent (ktoe), by source, for 2018, in some Sub-Saharan African coastal countries, obtained from Africa Energy Outlook 2019 (https://www.iea.org/reports/africa-energy-outlook-2019).

Table 4. Electricity production in kilotons of oil equivalent (ktoe) by energy source in Africa, for 2018.

Table 5. Suitability of ocean energy in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Table 1. GDP per capita and statistics of energy consumption and electricity network coverage in some Sub-Saharan African coastal countries, obtained from World Bank database (https://databank.worldbank.org/home.aspx).

Table 2. Energy production, supply and balance in kilotons of oil equivalent (ktoe), by source, in Africa: the status in 2018 and projection for 2040.

Table 3. Energy supply in kilotons of oil equivalent (ktoe), by source, for 2018, in some Sub-Saharan African coastal countries, obtained from Africa Energy Outlook 2019 (https://www.iea.org/reports/africa-energy-outlook-2019).

Table 4. Electricity production in kilotons of oil equivalent (ktoe) by energy source in Africa, for 2018.

Table 5. Suitability of ocean energy in sub-Saharan Africa.

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