Online Resources

Publications Databases

American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy: State and Local Policy Database. Available at: https://database.aceee.org/

Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP): Publications Database. Available at: https://www.esmap.org/publications

ESMAP: Energy Efficient Cities Case Studies Database. Available at: https://www.esmap.org/node/231

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability: ICLEI Publications Database. Available at: http://old.iclei.org/activities/resources/publications.html

Overseas Development Institute: Publications Database. Available at: https://www.odi.org/publications

RES-LEGAL: Legal Resources on Renewable Energy, Country Database. Available at: http://www.res-legal.eu/search-by-country/

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Colombia Law School: State and Local Climate Change Resource Center. Available at: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/content/state-and-local-climate-change-resource-center

South African Cities Network: Publications Database. Available at: http://sacities.net/knowledge-products/publications

Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Publications Database. Available at: https://www.sei.org/publications/

World Energy Council (WEC): Energy Efficiency Policies and Measures. Available at: https://www.worldenergy.org/data/energy-efficiency-policies-and-measures/

Specific Papers

Chenal, J. (2016) Capitalizing on Urbanization: The Importance of Planning, Infrastructure, and Finance for Africa’s Growing Cities. Available at: https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/foresightafrica2016_ch4-1.pdf

eThekwini Municipality (2013) eThekwini Municipality Energy Office: Profile. Available at: http://www.durban.gov.za/City_Services/energyoffice/Posters/Energy%20Office%20Profile.pdf

Green Cape (2016) Energy Services: Energy Efficiency and Embedded Generation, 2016 Market Intelligence Report. Available at: https://www.greencape.co.za/assets/Energy-Sector-Desk-Content/GreenCape-Energy-Services-MIR-2016.pdf

Resnick, D. (2014) Urban Governance and Service Delivery in sub-Saharan Africa [Special issue], Development Policy Review. 32 (s1). Available at: https://www.wider.unu.edu/publication/urban-governance-and-service-delivery-african-cities

South African Local Government Association – SALGA (2014) Driving Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Municipalities: Energy Performance Contracting: Experiences from the City of Cape Town. Available at: http://cityenergy.org.za/uploads/resource_425.pdf

UN-HABITAT/ICLEI (2009) Sustainable Urban Energy Planning: A handbook for cities and towns in developing countries. Available at: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?page=view&type=400&nr=293&menu=1515

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (2015) Best Policy Practices for Implementing Energy Efficiency. Available at: https://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/ECE_Best_Practices_in_EE_publication_1_.pdf

World Bank Group (2013) Development of Energy Efficiency in Sub-Saharan African Cities: A Municipal Perspective from Accra, Addis Abba and Nairobi. Available at: http://www.africancityenergy.org/uploads/resource_31.pdf

Websites of Organisations Supporting Municipal Energy Planning

Covenant of Mayors Office for Sub-Saharan Africa: Articles. Available at: http://www.ccre.org/en/actualites/index_actu_by_activite/40

SAMSET/ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability: African City Energy. Available at: https://www.africancityenergy.org/

Sustainable Energy Africa/South African Local Government Association: Urban Energy Support. Available at: http://cityenergy.org.za/

Training Programmes

LEDS-EEP (2017) Webinar Programme on Tools and Methodologies for Municipal and Regional Sustainable Energy Planning. Available at: http://leds-eep.rec.org/webinar.php?id=39

SAMSET Briefs