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 finance

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2018-01-02

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Rataj, O. (2018). Sovereign Wealth Funds as a Tool to Invest in Renewable Energy in Africa. Problemy Ekorozwoju, 13(1), 31–39. Retrieved from https://ph.pollub.pl/index.php/preko/article/view/5035

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Olga Rataj 

Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie, Poland Poland

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