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I am a Research Analyst in the Power & Renewables practice at Wood Mackenzie, a global consultancy providing data analytics, market research, and advisory services across the energy sector (formerly GTM Research). I primarily cover downstream solar photovoltaics markets in Africa and the Middle East, and lead our emerging coverage of off-grid power markets for energy access (though I've covered nearly every global solar market at one point or another!). I regularly publish research studies and …

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Why Banning Financing for Fossil Fuel Projects in Africa Isn’t a Climate Solution

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By Benjamin Attia, Morgan D. Bazilian
| Chege Publishing
By Benjamin Attia and Morgan Bazilian Today’s global energy inequities are staggering. Video gamers in California consume more electricity than entire nations. The average Tanzanian used only one-sixth the electricity consumed by a typical American refrigerator in 2014. Globally, the top 10% of countries consume 20 times more energy than the bottom 10%. And 1.1 billion sub-Saharan Africans share the same amount of power generation capacity as Germany’s 83 million people.
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You Get What You Pay For: Utility Models Matter for Reliability

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By Benjamin Attia, Katie Auth, Todd Moss, Beni Suryadi
| energyforgrowth.org
Memo You Get What You Pay For: Utility Models Matter for Reliability Summary: Governments around the world are pursuing utility reforms and reorganization in an effort to bring cheaper, more reliable power to their populations. India’s unbundling experience gives a unique opportunity to examine the (surprising) impacts of utility reorganization.
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Where is the DFC’s clean energy pipeline in Africa?

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By Benjamin Attia, Todd Moss, Katie Auth, Jacob Kincer
| energyforgrowth.org
Memo Where is the DFC’s clean energy pipeline in Africa? Relevance: At the G7 summit in June, the US and its allies prioritized the growing energy and climate crises, announcing a $600bn initiative for emerging markets infrastructure.
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