Energy issue in Mali
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- Created on: 06-12-12 16:46
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- Energy Issues in Mali
- FACTS:
- West Africa
- Extremely Poor
- 65% Desert
- Growing pop of 12 million
- Most people rely on agriculture for their livlihood
- Energy in Mali is a big issue...
- No fossil fuel resources of its own
- Has to be imported from neighbouring countries - increasing costs
- In rural areas energy needs are met by firewood and carcoal
- 50 million tonnes of forest reserves every year are used
- Wood cutting provides the only source of employment for many rural people
- If nothing is done, the demand for wood will be greater than supply - deforestation
- 50 million tonnes of forest reserves every year are used
- Rural areas have little to no electricity - less than 1% of rural pop
- Lamps & Torches are used for lighting
- Small minority have solar panels
- The lack of access to energy supply has big impacts on the quality of life in general...
- Rural health centres need electricity, would help life expectancy and infant mortality
- Electricity in schools will help improve classes (internet access) and also lighting will allow adult evening classes
- Lack of electricity hinders the development of income generating activities
- Renewable Possibilities
- In 1990 gov formulated a 'National Domestic Energy Strategy'
- Its stress on renewable energy gained international baking
- Massive Solar potential (6-7 hours of sunlight a day)
- Mali Folke Centre (MFC) installed solar panels of the roofs of 30 schools
- MFC helped develop plantations of jatrophia
- To help stabilise areas close to desertificaiton
- In 2004, law was passed to protect forest species against excessive cutting
- Also the gov has suspended the export of wood obtained from living trees since 2004
- In 1990 gov formulated a 'National Domestic Energy Strategy'
- FACTS:
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