Improving energy data collection and analysis in developing countries: a comparative study in Uganda, Liberia, and Sudan

Thesis/Dissertation · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6663280

Burchfield, S A

This study assesses the resources (funds, analytic equipment and trained personnel) available for collecting and analyzing data in energy planning agencies and organizations in three African countries: Uganda, Liberia, and Sudan. It examines the quality of national energy assessments and energy supply/demand statements conducted in each of these countries. The objectives of this study were: (a) to make recommendations regarding specific training needs in the three countries included in the analysis; and (b) to make observations about planning activities and data collection and analysis problems in these countries that might have application in other countries involved in energy data collection and analysis activities. The methodology consisted of conducting structured interviews with host government personnel in ministries/agencies who participate in energy planning activities in each country, as well as with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) staff members associated with energy planning projects in these countries. Data quality was analyzed and the findings identified a number of analytic and institutional problems common to the countries examined. It delineated criteria that contributed to the success or failure of planning activities.

• Research Organization: Texas Univ., Arlington (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6663280
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290100* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Energy Analysis & Modeling
AFRICA
DATA ACQUISITION
DATA ANALYSIS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ENERGY SUPPLIES
LIBERIA
PLANNING
SUDAN
UGANDA