2014 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting

July 27-31, 2014 Energizing Africa's emerging economies: A status of

renewable energy projects and cross border interconnections

Power Africa Initiative and the Knowledge Engine for capacity building

Bai K Blyden BBRM Group

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Continental Overview

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Africa’s Opportunity

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African Energy Development and The Knowledge Engine

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WAPP SAPP NAPP EAPP CAPP

EPRI ROAD MAP INITIATIVE

EPRI ROAD MAP INITIATIVE

AU/NEPAD INITIATIVES

AAU

AVU

FEEDBACK

SECI MODEL™

DYNAMIC

PARAMETER

THE KNOWLEDGE ENGINE ™

The Interregional Power Pools

• There are four power pools established in SSA region:

• - The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) created in 1995 with the signing of IGMoU by 12 SADC countries.

• - The West African Power Pool (WAPP) launched in 2000 with the signing of IGMoU by the 14 ECOWAS countries.

• - The Central African Power Pool or Pool Energétique d’Afrique Centrale (PEAC) established in April 2003 with the signing of IGMoU & IUMoU by 11 ECCAS countries.

• - The East African Power Pool (EAPP) launched in February 2005 with the signing of IGMoU by East African

• countries member of COMESA and Nile Basin Initiative (including Egypt and Tanzania).

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GUINEA

BISSAU GUINEA

SIERRA

LEONE

LIBERIA

GAMBIA

GHANA

CÔTE

D’IVOIRE

TOGO

BENIN

SENEGAL

MALI

NIGERIA

NIGER

BURKINA

FASO

Regional energy developments – WAPP integration of electricity markets

West Africa Gas Pipeline (WAGP) Project

2007

2010 2011

2011+

SAPP

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EAPP

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Addressing The Technical Skills Factor

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Creating African and International Energy Peace Corps

Knowledge capture and Transformation

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Micro Grids

THE 21 ST CENTURY STEAM ENGINES

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GG

G

G

G

Local NodeController

: Critical Load

: Important Load

: Normal Load

G : Distributed Generator

PQ : Pow er Quality Optimizer

PQ

Micro Grid Formation of Single-Ring Local Node

Multiple Ports DC Tie for Renewable Resource

Sharing Among MicroGrids

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Smart Micro Grid Testbed

• Develop New Architectures, Control Strategies, and

Energy Management Schemes to

– Seamless Integration of Renewable Energies and New

Loads.

– Reduce the Impact on PCC.

– Improve System Reliability.

• Power Quality Monitoring, Control, and

Improvement.

• Develop Enabling Technologies for Residential

Demand Response.

• Cyber Security Enhancement.

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Advanced Solar Thermal Microgrid Development

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Thermal Energy Storage Concept

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Solar Thermal with Energy Storage

150 MW

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System Size and Temperature Range

150 MW

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Typical Utility-Scale TES System

150 MW

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150 MW

Energy Storage System for Concentrating

Solar Power Plant with Desalination Unit

Grid-Scale Energy Storage

150 MW

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150 MW

Electric Thermal Energy Storage (E-TES)

concept Integrated with CHP Plant

Grid-Scale Energy Storage

Recommendation

Explore the development of the Knowledge Engine among US and Africa Policy Makers to support enhance the POWER AFRICA Initiative.

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QUESTIONS ?

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THANK YOU

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