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Hydropower generation likely to be affected by climate change \u2013 African countries must be prepared<\/p>\n

Hydropower provides clean electricity to millions in Africa. It\u2019s\u00a0the largest<\/a>\u00a0source of renewable energy on the continent and accounts for\u00a0nearly one quarter<\/a>\u00a0of total electricity generation in sub-Saharan Africa. Some countries, however, have a much heavier reliance on it than others. For instance, hydropower accounts for at least\u00a080%<\/a>\u00a0of electricity generation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda and Zambia.<\/p>\n

The continent has a lot more hydropower potential too. With relatively abundant water resources, sub-Saharan Africa\u00a0is estimated<\/a>\u00a0to have 1.4 petawatt hours a year of untapped, low cost potential. To put this into perspective, 1 PWh of energy could power about half a billion households for one year, assuming each household consumes an average of about 5.5 kWh per day.<\/p>\n

However, there are political and environmental concerns that planners must consider if they want to expand hydropower. The tensions between\u00a0Ethiopia and downstream countries<\/a> in the Nile River basin, following the construction of the colossal Grand Renaissance Dam, are emblematic of this.<\/p>\n

As a researcher who studies the linkages between energy systems and climate change, I\u2019ve written a\u00a0paper<\/a>\u00a0that highlights why using or increasing dependency on hydropower involves climate-related risks.<\/p>\n

The questions to put in mind<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tanzania has undergone a serious power shut down in recent years and more effort are now on Mwalimu Nyerere Dam construction, what are the actions in place to ensure its sustainability in the future?<\/span><\/p>\n

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