Electrifying Africa : A twelve leverage points approach to finding a faster electrification rate

Sammanfattning: Future projections show that over 500 million people living in Sub-Saharan Africa will be without electricity in 2040 according to IEA, even though UN has set a goal of universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services by 2030. This shows that the rate of change is too slow and that there is a need for a greater electrification rate. In an attempt to solve this problem the 12 leverage points framework by Donella Meadows is applied on the SSA energy system to get an overview of different places to intervene in the system and what strength of leverage these hold. The result is a text analyzing leverage points within each of the 12 leverage point categories and high leverage was found in several categories. The results are subjective and the framework is evaluated in the context of these. Finally suggestions on how the framework can be improved are recommended and what types of applications for the framework that are viable.