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AFRETEP project:Rural electrificationoptions for Africa
Institute for Energy, JRC Ispra 6 December 2010 17:00-17:30
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Irene PINEDO PASCUA
Postdoctoral Researcher,
Renewable Energy Unit
Institute for Energy, DG JRC,
European Commission
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Scientific and Technical Support to Sustainable
Energy Development in Africa:Rural Electrification, Renewable Energy and
Communication. Funded by: European Commission, EuropeAid Co-operation Office.
Implemented by: European Commission - Joint Research CentreInstitute for Energy, Renewable Energy Unit (REU).
Duration: 3 years (August 2009).
Objective: to contribute to understand the potential for renewable energyoptions in Africa for increased access to electrification in rural areas.
The project
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The project
Establishing a network
of institutions.
Tasks
Scientific and technological
knowledge sharing.
Support sustainable energy
planning for rural electrification.
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Establishing a network of institutions
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African Renewable Energy Technology Platform(AFRETEP).
1stAFRETEP meeting: Cameroon: cole Nationale Suprieure Polytechnique (ENSP), University of Yaounde I. Senegal: Centre d'tudes et de Recherches sur les Energies Renouvelables (CERER)
Uganda: Center for Research in Energy and Energy Conservation (CREEC), MakerereUniversity. Ethiopia : Research and Development Directorate, Ministry of Mines and Energy Burkina Faso: Fondation 2iE - Groupe EIER - ETSHER International Institute for Water
and Environmental Engineering Ghana: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST), Technology
Consultancy Centre Tanzania: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology,
University of Dar es Salaam Botswana: Centre of Study in Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Department of
Mechanical Engineering, University of Botswana ECOWAS: ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) EU: Renewable Energy Unit, Institute for Energy, Joint Research Centre
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Scientific and technological knowledge sharing. Increase cooperation.
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Capacity building of African researchers andstudents.Training, workshops, visiting scientists,
Publishing articles in peer reviewed journals.
European Solar Test Installation Laboratory
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Support sustainable energy planning for rural electrification.
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Gather high quality renewable energy resourcegeographical information in Africa (solar, wind, hydro,
biomass, geothermal) and make it accessible via
AFRETEP website.
Develop a consolidated technical and socio-economic
base for assessing rural electrification projects.
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Support sustainable energy planning for rural electrification.
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Decision support
system tool
Social/Demographic data(demand distribution,
consumption pattern, level of
service, willingness to pay, etc.)
Technical data(configuration, sizing,
performance, etc.)
Resource maps
(solar, wind, biomass, electricitytransmission network)
Economic data(discount rate, costs, O&M, etc.)
Existing energy
planning tools
New methodologies
Database of geographical datasets. WEB interface, easy to use.Allow input from the user. Continental scale. Compare different technological.options for rural electrification.
Scenarios.
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Support sustainable energy planning for rural electrification.
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Preliminary analysis
How much energy could be economically
supplied by using renewables?
PV minigrid, diesel minigrid and gridextension.
Continental scale.
Simple cash flow model. How much the electricity would cost?
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Support sustainable energy planning for rural electrification.
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Data compilation
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Support sustainable energy planning for rural electrification.
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Data compilation
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Support sustainable energy planning for rural electrification.
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PVGIS solar radiation
database
(daily data 2002-2004).
System must not run out of energy more than 5% of
the days.
Daily energy consumption pattern: 1/3 daytime and
2/3 evening and night.
PV array size 15kWp; battery depends on location.
Total system looses: 30%.
Lifetime: 20 years PV modules and 5 yearsbatteries.
Investment costs: 2.5/Wp + 40% installation; 1.5
/Ah.
O&M: 1200/year.
Discount rate: 5%.
Sources
Assumptions
Results
PV minigrid electricity cost
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Support sustainable energy planning for rural electrification.
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Results
PV vs. Diesel
Importance of the role played by fuel
taxation policies in PV competitiveness in
each country.
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Support sustainable energy planning for rural electrification.
3Ability/willingness to pay
Importance of financial mechanisms that could
reduce the burden of rural population on paying
for the improvement in energy services.
Cheapest technologyPopulation of the area [M.]
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Conclusions
At huge regions in Africa, PV is already a cost effective
option for rural electrification.
Electricity costs are highly influenced by social,
economic, technical and geographic characteristics.GIS is an appropriate tool to help in the decision
making process for rural electrification plans in Africa.
AFRETEP platform has already been set up; 10
centres; website; capacity building.
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Thanks for your attention
For more information, please contact:
[email protected]@jrc.ec.europa.eu