Gabon Energy Situation - Revision history

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 = Fossil Fuels =
 = Key Problems of the Energy Sector =
 = Policy Framework, Laws and Regulations =

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 == Hydropower ==
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 = Fossil Fuels =

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		+	== Solar ==
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		+	Gabon has an average of 300 sun-shining days per year, with an average daily solar insolation of approximately 4 kWh/m<sup>2</sup><ref name="Lund, H.G. & Mabirizi, F. (2017). Atlas of Africa Energy Resources. Retrieved from: https://www.icafrica.org/fileadmin/documents/Publications/Africa_Energy_Atlas.pdf">Lund, H.G. & Mabirizi, F. (2017). Atlas of Africa Energy Resources. Retrieved from: https://www.icafrica.org/fileadmin/documents/Publications/Africa_Energy_Atlas.pdf</ref>. Yet, as mentioned earlier, the country is heavily forested, which stands in the way of connecting remote communities to the country's main grid<ref name="Lund, H.G. & Mabirizi, F. (2017). Atlas of Africa Energy Resources. Retrieved from: https://www.icafrica.org/fileadmin/documents/Publications/Africa_Energy_Atlas.pdf">Lund, H.G. & Mabirizi, F. (2017). Atlas of Africa Energy Resources. Retrieved from: https://www.icafrica.org/fileadmin/documents/Publications/Africa_Energy_Atlas.pdf</ref>. Therefore, <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">with such solar conditions, </span>stand-alone solar systems would be the ideal solution for power generation for these communities in Gabon<ref name="Lund, H.G. & Mabirizi, F. (2017). Atlas of Africa Energy Resources. Retrieved from: https://www.icafrica.org/fileadmin/documents/Publications/Africa_Energy_Atlas.pdf">Lund, H.G. & Mabirizi, F. (2017). Atlas of Africa Energy Resources. Retrieved from: https://www.icafrica.org/fileadmin/documents/Publications/Africa_Energy_Atlas.pdf</ref>.
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		+	{\| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" style="width:100%;"
		+	\|+ Table: Gabon's Total Solar Capacity in MW 2009-2018<ref name="Whiteman, A. Esparrago, J. Rueda, S. Elsayed, S. & Arkhipove, I. (2019). Renewable Energy Statistics 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2019/Mar/IRENA_RE_Capacity_Statistics_2019.pdf">Whiteman, A. Esparrago, J. Rueda, S. Elsayed, S. & Arkhipove, I. (2019). Renewable Energy Statistics 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2019/Mar/IRENA_RE_Capacity_Statistics_2019.pdf</ref>
		+	\|-
		+	! scope="row" \| Year
		+	! scope="col" \| 2009
		+	! scope="col" \| 2010
		+	! scope="col" \| 2011
		+	! scope="col" \| 2012
		+	! scope="col" \| 2013
		+	! scope="col" \| 2014
		+	! scope="col" \| 2015
		+	! scope="col" \| 2016
		+	! scope="col" \| 2017
		+	! scope="col" \| 2018
		+	\|-
		+	! scope="row" \| Capacity
		+	\| 1
		+	\| 1
		+	\| 1
		+	\| 1
		+	\| 1
		+	\| 1
		+	\| 1
		+	\| 1
		+	\| 1
		+	\| 1
		+	\|}
		+
		+	<br/>
		+
		+	[[File:11- Gabon's solar generated electricity 1990-2016 (IEA, 2019).PNG\|thumb\|center\|750px\|Gabon's solar generated electricity 1990-2016 (IEA, 2019)]]<br/>
		+
		+	== Hydropower ==
		+
		+	<br/>

	= Fossil Fuels =		= Fossil Fuels =

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 == Energy Security ==
 = Renewable Energy =
 = Fossil Fuels =

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-|+ Table: Gabon’s production of different energy sources 2000-2018<ref name="African Energy Commission (AFREC). (2019). Africa Energy Database. Retrieved from: https://afrec-energy.org/Docs/En/PDF/2018/statistics_2018_afrec.pdf">African Energy Commission (AFREC). (2019). Africa Energy Database. Retrieved from: https://afrec-energy.org/Docs/En/PDF/2018/statistics_2018_afrec.pdf</ref>
+|+ Table: Gabon’s Production of Different Energy Sources 2000-2018<ref name="African Energy Commission (AFREC). (2019). Africa Energy Database. Retrieved from: https://afrec-energy.org/Docs/En/PDF/2018/statistics_2018_afrec.pdf">African Energy Commission (AFREC). (2019). Africa Energy Database. Retrieved from: https://afrec-energy.org/Docs/En/PDF/2018/statistics_2018_afrec.pdf</ref>
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 == Electricity ==
 == Energy Security ==

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		+	== Electricity ==
		+
		+	== Energy Security ==

	= Renewable Energy =		= Renewable Energy =

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 = Renewable Energy =
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 = Further Information =
 = References =
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	= References =		= References =
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 = Introduction =
-Gabon lies <span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">directly on the equator,&nbsp;</span>on the far west coast of Cengtral Africa. The country borders 3 countries & the Gulf of Guinea; to the north-west is Equatorial Guinea, to the north is Cameroon & to both east & south is the Republic of Congo, while the Gulf of Guinea is to the west.
+Gabon lies <span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">on the equator, and located&nbsp;</span>on the far west coast of Cengtral Africa. The country borders 3 countries & the Gulf of Guinea; to the north-west is Equatorial Guinea, to the north is Cameroon & to both east & south is the Republic of Congo, while the Gulf of Guinea is to the west.
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 == Consumption ==
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 = Renewable Energy =

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		+	== Production ==
		+
		+	{\| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" style="width:100%;"
		+	\|+ Table: Gabon’s production of different energy sources 2000-2018<ref name="African Energy Commission (AFREC). (2019). Africa Energy Database. Retrieved from: https://afrec-energy.org/Docs/En/PDF/2018/statistics_2018_afrec.pdf">African Energy Commission (AFREC). (2019). Africa Energy Database. Retrieved from: https://afrec-energy.org/Docs/En/PDF/2018/statistics_2018_afrec.pdf</ref>
		+	\|-
		+	! scope="row" \| Energy source
		+	! scope="col" \| Unit
		+	! scope="col" \| 2000
		+	! scope="col" \| 2005
		+	! scope="col" \| 2013
		+	! scope="col" \| 2014
		+	! scope="col" \| 2015
		+	! scope="col" \| 2016
		+	! scope="col" \| 2017
		+	! scope="col" \| 2018
		+	\|-
		+	! scope="row" \| Charcoal
		+	\| kt
		+	\| 15
		+	\| 18
		+	\| 21
		+	\| 21
		+	\| 22
		+	\| 22
		+	\| 23
		+	\| 23
		+	\|-
		+	! scope="row" \| Crude oil
		+	\| kt
		+	\| 13797
		+	\| 13477
		+	\| 11608
		+	\| 11607
		+	\| 11147
		+	\| 9993
		+	\| 10014
		+	\| 10137
		+	\|-
		+	! scope="row" \| Natural gas
		+	\| TJ
		+	\| 3134
		+	\| 3917
		+	\| 11755
		+	\| 56334
		+	\| 20750
		+	\| 20900
		+	\| 20778
		+	\| 21022
		+	\|-
		+	! scope="row" \| Hydro-electricity
		+	\| GWh
		+	\| 809
		+	\| 819
		+	\| 932
		+	\| 795
		+	\| 862
		+	\| 930
		+	\| 1013
		+	\| 1104
		+	\|-
		+	! scope="row" \| Electricity from renewables
		+	\| GWh
		+	\| 0
		+	\| 0
		+	\| 4
		+	\| 6
		+	\| 2
		+	\| 2
		+	\| 2
		+	\| 2
		+	\|-
		+	! scope="row" \| Oil products
		+	\| kt
		+	\| 599
		+	\| 706
		+	\| 797
		+	\| 774
		+	\| 762
		+	\| 826
		+	\| 886
		+	\| 951
		+	\|}
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		+	<br/>
		+
		+	== Consumption ==
		+
		+	<br/>

	= Renewable Energy =		= Renewable Energy =