Grand Designs: Assessing the African Energy Security Implications of the Grand Inga Dam
Grand Designs: Assessing the African Energy Security Implications of the Grand Inga Dam
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DOI：
10.1017/asr.2015.7
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发表时间：
2015-04-01
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1.6
通讯作者：
Hancock, Kathleen
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作者：
Green, Nathaniel;Sovacool, Benjamin K.;Hancock, Kathleen
2013年5月，刚果民主共和国宣布，世界上最大的水电项目将于2015年10月开始建设。据刚果民主共和国称，该项目完成后，将为半个非洲大陆带来电力。在南非、世界银行、非洲开发银行和其他机构的资助下，800亿美元的大因加水电项目将建造一个44 000兆瓦的大坝，固定在一个新的输电网络上，能够向撒哈拉以南非洲的所有四个区域电力池供电。虽然大坝有望为数百万目前无法获得电力的非洲人带来电力，但该项目也对刚果民主共和国的公民和环境构成风险。为了评估复杂的权衡，本文评估了能源安全框架的四个方面：可用性，可负担性，效率和管理。在此过程中，它探讨了管理这样一个“大型项目”时出现的一些治理挑战。“分析还揭示了国家和区域能源安全之间的紧张关系。报告提供的证据表明，在某些假设下，在区域一级寻求加强安全可能会导致刚果民主共和国的净安全损失。最后，本文提出了建议，以加强决策过程中的设计相关的国家和区域能源战略。
In May 2013 the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced that construction of the world's largest hydroelectric project will begin in October 2015. Upon completion, according to the DRC, the project will bring electricity to half the African continent. With funding from South Africa, the World Bank, the African Development Bank, and others, the U.S.$80 billion Grand Inga Hydroelectric project will construct a 44,000 megawatt (MW) dam anchored to a new transmission network able to distribute electricity to all four of sub-Saharan Africa's regional electricity power pools. While the dam promises to bring electricity to many millions of Africans who currently lack access, the project also poses risks to the citizens and environment of the DRC. To assess the complex tradeoffs, this article evaluates four dimensions that are part of an energy security framework: availability, affordability, efficiency, and stewardship. In doing so, it explores some of the governance challenges that arise in managing such a "mega-project." The analysis also reveals tensions between national and regional energy security. It presents evidence that, under certain assumptions, the pursuit of enhanced security at the regional level may result in a net security loss for the DRC. Finally, the article provides suggestions for enhancing the decision-making process of those designing related national and regional energy strategies.