Program : Energy Policy, Regulation and Management (EPRM)

Degree : MSc/MEng

Course Code : ACE 661

Course Name : Energy Resources for Sustainable Development

Course Category : Compulsory Core Courses

Semester : First Semester

Credit Hours : 3

Review of the distribution of energy resources (Coal, Oil, and LPG, natural gas, hydro, solar, geothermal ocean thermal, nuclear biofuels and biogas) in Africa, their potentials and development patterns associated with availability, conventional and renewable energy resources and sustainability issues (economic, environmental and climate change implications), technical and economic limitations in the use of various energy technologies (conventional and non- 51 conventional),socio-culturalconcerns,genderissuesinenergy resourcedevelopmentsand consumption, supply options, centralized and decentralized power generation (advantages and disadvantages, operational costs) energy storage and transport issues, industry energy demand, reliability of supply and energy infrastructure