Title :
Southern Africa can contribute to solving the global warming problem with its huge hydropower potential
Author :
Lubini, I.E. ; Kitoko, L.S. ; Lamfel, F. ; Muyingi, H.N.
Author_Institution :
ESKOM SA, South Africa
Abstract :
Over a decade ago, some countries joined "The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change" and, in 1997, their governments committed themselves to control the greenhouse gases emissions under the so called Kyoto Protocol. This paper presents strategies and solutions that Southern African countries have committed themselves in order as to address the global warming phenomenon by implementing hydropower plants within a power superhighways framework.
Keywords :
air pollution control; global warming; government policies; hydroelectric power stations; Kyoto protocol; Southern Africa; United Nations Framework Convention; global warming; greenhouse gas emission control; hydropower plant; power superhighways;
Conference_Titel :
AC and DC Power Transmission, 2006. ACDC 2006. The 8th IEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-613-6