South Sudan's Renewable Energy Potential: A Building Block for Peace
Publisher: US Institute of Peace
Author(s): David Mozersky and Daniel M. Kammen
Date: 2018
Topics: Economic Recovery, Humanitarian Assistance, Renewable Resources
Countries: South Sudan
In the context of the civil war with no end in sight in South Sudan, this report outlines how a donor-led shift from the current total reliance on diesel to renewable energy can deliver short-term humanitarian cost savings while creating a longerterm building block for peace in the form of a clean energy infrastructure. The report is supported by the Africa program at the United States Institute of Peace.