Small-Scale Production and Use of Liquid Biofuels in Sub-Saharan Africa: Perspectives for Sustainable Development
ESG worked with the Division of Sustainable Development at the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs and a team of experts to produce a document to assess the status and analyze the perspectives of small-scale biofuel production and use in sub-Saharan Africa. Study objectives were threefold:
Discuss technical, socio-economic, and environmental benefits of small scale biofuels in terms of improving energy access by the poor, lessening reliance of countries on oil imports, creating additional sources and means for income generation, promoting rural development, and mitigating environmental pollution at both local and global levels.
Identify major technical, informational, and financial barriers to the scale-up of smallscale biofuel production and use.
Propose a series of policy options and measures for scaling up small scale biofuels production and use in sub-Saharan Africa.
