Phase-Out of Leaded Gasoline in Oil Importing Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa : The Case of Ethiopia

Bultynck, Patrick ; Reliquet, Chantal

Washington, DC

关键词: AIR QUALITY;    AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT;    AIRBORNE LEAD;    ALKYL LEAD;    AMBIENT AIR;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This is one of four documents of aseries presenting the results of studies, workshops andaction plans recently undertaken for four sub-SaharanAfrican countries (Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania and Tanzania)on the elimination of lead in gasoline. This documentdescribes the work realized in Ethiopia. These fourcountries have the particularity of being oil importingcountries without local refining capability. The transitionto unleaded gasoline should therefore theoretically beeasier to implement in such a context than in oil-producingor oil-refining countries. Several technical issues (such asthe definition of specifications) and regulatory issues musthowever be resolved in order to eliminate lead from gasolinein these countries. This is precisely the goal of thestudies realized in these four oil-importing countries.These studies and workshops are financed by The EnergySector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP) which plays adecisive role towards the transfer of technology andknowledge in energy sector management to governments ofdeveloping countries and of economies in transition. Bybringing its own resources and expertise, ESMAP strengthensthe partnership of the Clean Air Initiative in sub-SaharanAfrican Cities. This ESMAP contribution also allows forreaching the goal set during the Dakar conference of June2001: the complete elimination of leaded gasoline insub-Saharan Africa as soon as possible, at the latest by 2005.