Africa’s urban population is growing rapidly. Between 2000 and 2015, the urban population increased by more than 80 percent from 206 million to 373 million people. Although access to piped water increased over the period (from 82 million urban dwellers with piped water in 2000 to 124 million...

Introduction -- The impending energy crunch -- The potential supply response -- The potential demand response : increasing energy efficiency -- The environmental conundrum -- Creating an enabling environment for investment