Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program : Investment Plan for Lesotho

The World Bank

Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program : Investment Plan for Lesotho (Inglês)

Resumo

The Kingdom of Lesotho is a mountainous country in Southern Africa. Roughly 80 percent of Lesotho’s land is more than 1,800 meters above sea level; the average elevation is 2,161 m.1 Lesotho has a population of two million people of which more than 99... Exibir mais + The Kingdom of Lesotho is a mountainous country in Southern Africa. Roughly 80 percent of Lesotho’s land is more than 1,800 meters above sea level; the average elevation is 2,161 m.1 Lesotho has a population of two million people of which more than 99 percent are ethnic Basotho. 23 Sixty-four percent of Basotho live in the districts of Berea, Leribe, Maseru, and Mafeteng, in the arable lowlands. The remaining population lives in six districts that include the Senqu River Valley and comparatively more mountainous land. Population growth has slowed since the early 1990s, from two percent a year to slightly more than one percent. Most people live in rural areas,but the share of the urban population has increased substantially, from 14 percent in 1990 to 27 percent in 2015. Lesotho’s economy has changed structurally; once based on remittance and agriculture, the country’s economic growth is now driven by value-added output in the service sectors such as wholesale and retail trade and in manufacturing sectors such as textile manufacture and mining. Economic growth is steady, but has slowed down since 2011. As a result, unemployment and poverty levels are high. In 2015, the broad unemployment rate was 28 percent and 43 percent among the youth (ages 15 to 24).4 The national poverty rate was 56 percent, among the highest in Africa. Lesotho’s energy sector is characterised by a reliance on biomass (wood and dung) and imported coal and petroleum. As of 2016, electricity, which makes up only 4 percent of Lesotho’s energy balance is supplied to 38 percent of the population with generation from the Muela hydropower plant (72MW), and imports from Mozambique and South Africa. The rest of the population relies on multiple fuel sources to meet their energy needs. In rural areas, biomass is used for cooking and heating, and candles and paraffin for lighting. In urban areas, households rely less on biomass and more on paraffin and gas for heating and cooking. For lighting, urbanhouseholds rely on a combination of electricity, paraffin and candles. Exibir menos -

Data do documento 2017/11/01 10:08:05
TIpo de documento Documento de trabalho;
No. do relat�rio 132198
N� do volume 1
Total Volume(s) 1
Pa�s Lesoto;
Regi�o África;
Data de divulga��o 2018/11/19 10:08:48
Disclosure Status Disclosed
Nome do documento Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program : Investment Plan for Lesotho
Palavras-chave
Electricity; Energy Sector; final energy consumption by sector; Environment & Energy; hydro capacity; access to modern energy service; small and medium size enterprise ... Exibir mais +
Idioma Inglês
T�picos hist�ricos Desenvolvimento rural; Energia; Recursos hídricos;
Subt�picos hist�ricos Energia e meio ambiente; Energia e mineração; Demanda de energia; Políticas energéticas e economia; Energia rural e renovável; Energia Renovável; Água e energia; Energia hidrelétrica; Hidrologia;
Unidade propriet�ria Climate Change Partnership & Kno (SCCCI)
Version Type Final

Documentos e Relat�rios

Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program : Investment Plan for Lesotho (Inglês)

Detalhes

Downloads

Completar relat�rio em Inglês