Sovereign Wealth Funds as a Tool to Invest in Renewable Energy in Africa
Olga Rataj
Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie, Poland (Poland)
Abstract
In this paper, the Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) of oil- and gas-rich developing countries in Africa are examined as a potential renewable energy (RE) investment tool. If proved successful in this role, the SWFs could offer a solution to the broadly discussed phenomenon of resource curse. In particular, this research report handles the capacity of SWFs to ameliorate barriers that hamper private energy investments in RE.
Keywords:
resource rich countries, resource curse, resource revenue management, sovereign wealth funds, renewable energy financeReferences
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