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<strong>African</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Development</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2006</strong>industrialization, ownership and usage of automobiles(about 20 cars per 1,000 people), andpenetration of appliances such as refrigerators,freezers, and air conditioners. In addition, Africaalso consumes large amounts of “non-commercial”energy. Added to this is the availabilityof and use of “non-commercial” fuels. Furthermore,Africa’s enormous “commercial” energyresources are massively underdeveloped and theenergy infrastructure are also poorly developedfor commercial energy distribution to consumersthrough pipelines and electricity grids. Widespreadand severe poverty also means that peoplecannot afford to pay for “conventional” energyresources, and must instead rely on biomass orand suchlike sources. The fact that many <strong>African</strong>countries are landlocked makes the import ofcommercial energy by those countries even moredifficult and expensive (Energy in Africa, 1999).to 26.5 Btu in 1997, and is forecast to reach 45.5quads in 2020.Natural gas production grew the most, by 3.9quads, followed by growth in oil and coal (3.8and 3.6 quads, respectively), hydroelectricity (0.4quads), and nuclear power (0.1 quads). Oil accountedfor over 86 per cent of Africa’s commercialenergy production in 1970, coal stood adistant second at 11 per cent, followed by hydroelectricityat 2 per cent, and then natural gasat 0.5 per cent (Energy in Africa, 1999). As of1997, oil had declined to 63 per cent, while coalhad increased to 19 per cent, natural gas to 15per cent, hydroelectric to 2.3 per cent, and nuclearpower to 0.5 per cent. Africa’s share of worldcommercial energy production has remainedrelatively constant since 1970 at 7 per cent, andis expected to remain at about this level up to2020. The distribution of Africa’s commercialPer Capita Energy Production by CountryPer Capita Energy Production5,000.004,500.004,000.003,500.003,000.002,500.002,000.001,500.001,000.00500.000.00NamibiaTogoNigerBurkina FasoBurundiEthiopiaCentral <strong>African</strong> Rep.ComorosSomaliaBeninMaliSierra LeoneEquatorial GuineaGuinea-BissauEritreaMadagascarGambia, TheSudanMauritaniaUgandaTanzaniaMalawiCongo, Dem RepGuineaSao Tome and PrincipeCongo, Rep.AngolaNigeriaSenegalLiberiaKenyaCameroonCote d'IvoireGhanaBotswanaSwazilandWestern SaharaMozambiqueDjiboutiMoroccoZimbabweSaint HelenaGabonAlgeriaZambiaEgyptTunisiaSeychellesLibyaSouth AfricaSource: Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy. http://www.nationmaster.comCommercial Energy ProductionCommercial energy production in Africa hasnearly doubled since 1970, and is expected toincrease by another 68 per cent by 2020. Productionhas remained flat (at around 7 per cent) asa share of the world total. <strong>African</strong> commercialenergy production grew from 14.8 Btu in 1970energy production throughout the continent isvery uneven. For example, about 99 per centof Africa’s coal output is in Southern Africa(mainly South Africa). Natural gas production,on the other hand, is overwhelmingly concentratedin North Africa (mainly Algeria andEgypt). Crude oil production is concentrated inNorth Africa (Algeria, Egypt, and Libya), West220

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