WHY AFRICA?Maissa Ftiti

§ Morethan140businesses, severalonwhichareglobalmarketleaders.

§ Totalbusiness turnover someEUR4,4billionEuroannually,exportrateover80%

§ About30%of totalFinnishenergytechnologyexport.

§ Currentnumberofemployeesover11,000,¼ofFinland’s totalenergysectormanpower

§ Morethan2000expertsspecializedinenergyrelatedresearchanddevelopment

THELARGESTENERGYCLUSTER

$ 2 trillion the collective GDP of the African continent

$1 trillion consumer spending in Africa by 2020

50 billion potential total investment by 2020

8% Estimated annual private equity growth by 2018

29 African billionaires in 2014

OnlyEnergyandpowerwillshapetheAfricanMarketandwillcontributeinitsdevelopment

§ Totalpowersectorinvestmentaveragesaround$46billionperyear,withjustoverhalfofitintransmissionanddistribution

§ Insub-SaharanAfrica,totalelectricitydemandincreasedby35%since2000toreach352TWhin2012

§ GreatopportunitiesfortheEnergyEfficiencysolutionsprovidersasmostofthetransmissionanddistributionlossesaccountedfor20%inAlgeriaandSouthAfrica

§ Morethan620millionpeopleinsub-SaharanAfricaremainwithoutaccesstoelectricity

§ Demandformodernrenewable,grownsignificantly§ ElectricitydemandpercapitainNorthAfricaincreasedbymorethan80%

from2000to2012,§ ElectricitydemandpercapitainNorthAfricaincreasedbymorethan80%

from2000to2012,reaching1500kWh§ ElectricitydemandinAfricawas605terawatt-hours(TWh)in2012,with

NorthAfricaaccountingforaround40%ofthetotal.

FACTS

AFRICAissecond-fastest-growingregionintheworldwithaverageannualgrowthof5.1%

The World Factbook

CountrieswithRenewableEnergyPoliciesandTargets

http://www.ren21.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/REN12-GSR2015_Onlinebook_low1.pdf

Africawillexperiencethefastestenergydemandgrowthamongtheworld’sregions– drivenbyurbanization,risingpopulation,andstrongGDPgrowth.

Energydemandisprojectedtogrowby88%between2014and2035,muchfasterthantheglobalaverageof34%.Africandemandaccountsforjust5%oftheglobaltotalenergyconsumptionin2035Energyproductiongrowsby39%andremainsdominatedbyoil.Oil’sshare,however,shrinksfrom52%in2014to39%in2035withnaturalgasrisingfrom24%to31%.RenewablesgrowstronglyinAfrica,butfromaverysmallbase,asdoeshydro(+140%).Asaresultnon-fossilfuelsareprojectedtonearlydoubletheirmarketsharefrom8%todayto15%in2035.

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+88%GrowthinAfrica´senergyconsumption

5%Shareofglobalenergyconsumption in2035

+39%GrowthinAfrica´senergyproduction

6%Shareofglobalenergyproduction in2035

Energysituation

TotalElectricityGenerationinAfrica,byFuelType,2015-2025(TWh)

AccesstoElectricityinAfrica

ElectricitydemandpercapitainNorthAfricaincreasedbymorethan80%from2000to2012,reaching1500kWhElectricitydemandinAfricawas605terawatt-hours(TWh)in2012,withNorthAfricaaccountingforaround40%ofthetotal.

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620millionpeopleinsub-SaharanAfricaremainwithout

accesstoelectricity

EnergyGenerationandTransmissionProjectsoftheProgrammerforInfrastructureDevelopmentinAfrica

Totalpowersectorinvestmentaveragesaround$46billionperyear,withjustoverhalfofitintransmissionanddistribution

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Agingandinsufficienttransmissionanddistributionnetworks,causingonglobal-scaleeconomy lossesup to$150billionannually

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Insub-SaharanAfrica,powertransmissionanddistributionlossesareaveraging18%,SouthAfrica,10%,WestandCentralAfricaarewitnessingdevastatinglossesofmorethan25%.

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Transmissionanddistribution (T&D)lossesreducethesupplybymorethan20% insomecountriesinsub-SaharanAfrica,whichofferagreatopportunities totheEnergyEfficiencysolutions providers.

TRANSMISSIONANDDISTRIBUTIONPOTENTIAL

Renewableenergypotentialandexpecteddemandin2040(TWh)

Solarenergyhasthegreatestpotentialacrossthecontinent.ThetechnicalpotentialforsolarPVhasbeenestimatedtototal6,567TWhayear,almostthreetimestheexpectedtotaldemand in2040.81

Thetotalpotential forCSPisanestimated4,719TWhayear,mainlyinthearidandsemi-aridareasofthenorth,eastandsouthofAfrica.

Windenergypotentialhasbeenestimatedat3,800TWhayear.concentratedinthecoastalzonesofnorthern, easternandsouthernAfrica,anditisoneofthemostreliablewindenergyresourcesintheworld.

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Source:IEA,2014

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