Abstract:
This article examines the benefits, detriments, opportunities and risks in utilising renewable energy through international organisation's (IO) and military involvements in conflict and post-conflict stabilisation operations and reconstruction, and as a long-term contributor to increased security and functionality of the energy infrastructure in post-conflict zones. The primary focus will be on generation of electricity, although this may provide opportunities in the longer-term for greater use of renewable electricity in agricultural and industrial processes, and in the electrification of transport networks. A case study of the experiences and contributions of military forces and IOs in implementing renewable energy projects in Afghanistan is included.
