Despite the challenges of inadequate policy, problems of pricing and lack of infrastructure, analysts say countries in sub Saharan Africa hope to increase power generation in 2015. The region is launching initiatives designed to meet the demands of projected GDP growth of more than 5% and also provide power to many of the 620 million people who currently live without access to electricity.
Despite existing constraints, plans call for increased production of liquefied natural gas, oil and deployment of renewable energy technologies of hydropower, solar, wind and biomas to boost the region's energy sector in 2015.