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ID192710
Title ProperOil price shocks and energy transition in Africa
LanguageENG
AuthorNchofoung, Tii N.
Summary / Abstract (Note)When commodity prices rise in international markets, Africa's economic performance scarcely improves, and when commodity prices fall, its economic performance suffers substantially. This study examines the effect of oil price shocks on Africa's energy transition (ET). Data is obtained for 53 African countries between 2000 and 2020, with the Driscoll and Kraay and Panel VAR regression procedures used. The results reveal that oil price shocks have an adverse influence on Africa's ET, with the findings being strong in both rural and urban contexts. Furthermore, the results expose that the adverse effect is visible only in net crude oil exporting countries, whereas net oil importing countries have no significant effect. Moreover, oil price shocks cannot explain Africa's urban-rural differences in clean energy access. As policy implications, African policymakers should reduce the rural-urban gap in clean energy by investing more in clean energy and technologies in rural areas, which help enhance the resilience of the energy sector to oil price shocks.
`In' analytical NoteEnergy Policy Vol. 184, Jan 2024: p.113855
Journal SourceEnergy Policy 2024-01 184
Key WordsAfrica ;  Energy Transition ;  Panel VAR ;  Crude oil price shocks