From the Bottom Up : How Small Power Producers and Mini-Grids Can Deliver Electrification and Renewable Energy in Africa

Most Sub-Saharan African countries try to promote rural electrification through both centralized and decentralized approaches. This guide focuses on the decentralized approach, providing practical guidance on how small power producers and mini-grid operators can deliver both electrification and renewable energy in rural areas. It describes four basic types of on- and off-grid small power producers, as well as several hybrid combinations that are emerging in Africa and elsewhere. The guide highlights the ground-level regulatory and policy questions that must be answered by electricity regulator

MoreLess

Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Tenenbaum, Bernard William
Other Persons:	Greacen, Chris (contributor) ; Siyambalapitiya, Tilak (contributor)
Publisher:	Washington : World Bank Publications
Subject:	Erneuerbare Energie \| Renewable energy \| Afrika \| Africa \| Elektrizitätswirtschaft \| Electric power industry \| Elektrizitätsversorgung \| Electricity supply
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [gbv.de]

freely available

Full text |

More access options

doi.org

Check Google Scholar

In libraries world-wide (WorldCat)

In German libraries (KVK)

subito order

I need help

Extent:	Online-Ressource (421 p)
Series:	Directions in Development Directions in Development--Energy and Mining
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; The Centralized and Decentralized Tracks to Electrification; What Are Small Power Producers and Distributors?; Table O.1 Four Basic Types of Small Power Producers (SPPs); Regulating SPPs; Box O.1 Examples of the Three Types of Regulatory Decisions That Affect SPPs; Tables; Boxes; Regulating Main-Grid-Connected SPPs; Table O.2 Typical Cost Allocation of Interconnection Assets; Regulating SPPs and Mini-Grids That Sell to Retail Customers; Preparing for the Arrival of the Main Grid From Broad Strategy to Ground-Level ImplementationThe Arrival of Electricity in Rural Texas, 1939; Chapter 1 Introduction; Abstract; Africa's Two-Track Approach to Rural Electrification; Our Purpose and Approach; What Are the Typical Starting Conditions in Africa?; Whose Regulatory Decisions?; Acknowledging Controversies and Understanding Different Vocabularies; Regulation: The Problem or One Part of the Solution?; Two Other Important Success Factors; Organization of the Guide; Chapter Highlights; Notes; References Chapter 2 Small Power Producers, Small Power Distributors, and Electrification: Concepts and ExamplesAbstract; What Are Small Power Producers?; The Four Main Types of Grid and Off-Grid SPPs in Africa; Table 2.1 Types of Electricity Sales Involving Small Power Producers (SPPs); Box 2.1 Examples of Isolated Mini-Grids (Case 1) in Three Countries; Combinations of Cases; Purchases As Well As Sales; Box 2.2 Mobile-Telephone Towers as Anchor Customers: A Recent Development in India; Mini-Grids and SPPs: A Clarification; Box 2.3 Mini-Grids versus Micro-Grids Which Types of SPPs Are Likely to Achieve Commercial Viability? Some Early Evidence from TanzaniaWhat Are SPDs?; Electrification: What Is It and How Can It Be Measured?; Defining Electrification as Connections; Defining Electrification as Needs Served; The Traditional Electrification Ladder Approach and Its Weaknesses; Table 2.2 A Traditional Ladder of Electrification; Measuring Electrification by Its Attributes; Table 2.3 Multi-Tier Framework for Measuring Household Electricity Access; Measuring Electrification: From Theory to Practice; Notes; References Chapter 3 The Regulation of Small Power Producers and Mini-Grids: An OverviewAbstract; What Is Regulation?; Three Types of Regulatory Decisions That Affect SPPs; The Importance of Regulatory Process; Table 3.1 Examples of Different Types of Regulatory Decisions; Light-Handed Regulation: When It Works and When It Doesn't; Table 3.2 Examples of Light-Handed Regulation for SPPs; To Regulate or Deregulate? A Specific Example; Who Should Regulate SPPs and Mini-Grids?; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Regulatory Processes and Approvals: Who Approves What, When, and How?; Abstract The Key Approvals Required: Electricity Sector-Specific versus General Approvals en_US
ISBN:	978-1-4648-0093-1 ; 978-1-4648-0111-2
Other identifiers:	10.1596/978-1-4648-0093-1 [DOI] hdl:10986/16571 [Handle]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550486