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Hydropower offers the best prospect for a low-cost domestic energy for the countries of West Africa that have patterned their development on commercial fuel-based industrialization. Despite the availability of resources and the advantages of hydroelectricity, only limited development of this vital energy resource has taken place.This book begins with an overview of geographical and economic background of West Africa in an analysis of the broad economic hydropower resources and their development. Some of the important existing and planned hydropower projects in individual countries are examined. The last section of the book discusses some of the constraints in hydropower development in the region.

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The author covers a wide range of important issues... with an impressive clarity in presentation and a very instructive use of tables and maps. He offers a concise factual description of the major river systems' topographical and hydrological characteristics and of the history of hydropower development in West Africa. (Nurudeen B. Akinyemi, African Studies Review) Die Studie ...gewinnt ihre Bedeutung durch die synoptische Darstellung ihrer Thematik in Westafrika... (Walter Thomi, Zeitschrift fuer Wirtschaftsgeographie) Dr. Sarfoh has made a significant contribution to the knowledge and development of West Africa as an economic bloc. His academic contribution spans many disciplines, including social, physical, agricultural, and biological sciences, and he has contributed immensely to the watering of the seed of West African economic bloc sown sometime in the past. (Ayo Akinnusi, The Journal of Engergy and Development)

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