Sovereign Wealth Funds as a Tool to Invest in Renewable Energy in Africa

Olga Rataj

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Published: Jan 2, 2018

Issue Vol. 13 No. 1 (2018)

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Authors

Olga Rataj

olga.rataj@gmail.com

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 finance

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