General Information on the Gambia
Like most countries, energy is very important in achieving sustainable development in Gambia. Therefore, the 2014–2018 Energy Policy of the Gambia seeks to ensure efficient, affordable, and environmentally sound energy supply in the country. The Energy Policy also promotes infrastructural development to enhance the secure supply of power.
Gambia has an estimated population of 2,051,363 (CIA 2017) with approximately 3% population growth per year (The World Bank 2016). Agriculture and tourism are the backbone of the Gambian economic growth. The poverty rate in Gambia reduced from 58% in 2003 to 48.3% in 2010 (The World Bank 2017). As at 2017, Gambia’s GDP per capita was $1700 while the GDP growth in 2017 was 3%, but currently, Gambia is saddled with high public debt (CIA 2017). Therefore, the Gambian government’s economic objectives include regulating the domestic debt and promoting investment particularly in agriculture, which accounts for 70% of the...
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Abbreviations
- AfDB:
-
African Development Bank
- CIA:
-
Central Intelligence Agency
- EAGLE:
-
Euro African Gambia Ltd.
- ECOWAS:
-
Economic Community of West African States
- ECREEE:
-
ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
- ESMP:
-
Environmental and Social Management Plan
- GDP:
-
Gross Domestic Product
- GEAP:
-
Gambia Environmental Action Plan
- GESP:
-
Gambia Electricity Support Project
- GNPC:
-
Gambia National Petroleum Company
- GOG:
-
Government of the Gambia
- GREC:
-
Gambia Renewable Energy Centre
- GTTI:
-
Gambia Technical Training Institute
- IPPs:
-
Independent Power Producers
- LCPDP:
-
Least Cost Power Development Plan
- LPG:
-
Liquefied petroleum gas
- MOECCNAR:
-
Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources
- MoFEA:
-
Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs
- MOPE:
-
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
- MoPE:
-
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
- NAWEC:
-
National Water and Electricity Company
- NEA:
-
National Environment Agency
- OMVG:
-
Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Gambie/Gambia River Basin Development Organization
- PAGE:
-
Programme for Accelerated Growth and Employment
- PURA:
-
Public Utilities Regulatory
- SE4ALL:
-
Sustainable Energy for all
- SSHF:
-
Social Security and Housing Finance
- T&D:
-
Transmission and distribution
- UNCCD:
-
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
- UNCLOS:
-
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
- UNIDO:
-
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- WAPP:
-
West African Power Pool
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Kusi-Appiah, F. (2018). The Gambia: Energy Policy. In: Tiess, G., Majumder, T., Cameron, P. (eds) Encyclopedia of Mineral and Energy Policy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40871-7_211-1
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