Prospects for Using Renewable Energy Sources in the Republic of Cоte d Ivoire Kouassi Yao Donatien

The prospects for development of the power industry in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire are considered in the context of current global energy development trends. The aim of the article is to analyze the prospects for development of the power industry in Côte d'Ivoire based on alternative energy sources taking into account their available resources and the possibility of using them in the country's economy. The existing energy complex structure is studied; the market shares of foreign companies are identified, and focus is placed on the possibilities of overcoming the energy imbalance in the key sector of the economy through implementing the existing projects of private national investors. Renewable energy sources in Côte d'Ivoire are stable and evenly distributed throughout the country; thus providing a potential for quickly increasing the level of energy availability for the economy. In the author's opinion, the introduction and commercial-scale application of power facilities based on using the solar energy and biomass energy obtained from the waste of traditional industrial production in the region is the most effective, innovative and stabilizing method to be used in the country'’s electric power industry.