Building the supply of demand: Experiments in mini-grid demand stimulation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.deveng.2020.100058
Abstract: Abstract Solar mini-grids are a key element in strategies to achieve universal access to modern energy by 2030. In many settings mini-grids offer a combination of affordability, reliability, and capacity for productive use of power,… read more here.
Keywords: demand experiments; mini grids; mini grid; supply demand ... See more keywords
Private sector-owned mini-grids and rural electrification: A case study of wind-power in Kenya's tea industry
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.06.031
Abstract: Acknowledgements We would like to thank the two anonymous referees for their helpful comments. All usual caveats apply. read more here.
Keywords: private sector; grids rural; owned mini; rural electrification ... See more keywords
Electrification of Sub-Saharan Africa through PV/hybrid mini-grids: Reducing the gap between current business models and on-site experience
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2018.04.018
Abstract: The absence of publicly available up-to-date costs breakdown data on photovoltaic (PV)/hybrid mini-grids in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a barrier that needs to be resolved in order to overcome challenges in rural electrification planning, regulation,… read more here.
Keywords: hybrid mini; mini grids; sub saharan; business ... See more keywords
Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading in Micro/Mini-Grids for Local Energy Communities: A Review and Case Study of Nepal
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2019.2940751
Abstract: Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) are being integrated into the power market by customers rather than large scale energy suppliers, thereby slowly transforming the centralized, unidirectional market to a decentralized, bidirectional market and transitioning customers into… read more here.
Keywords: energy trading; micro mini; energy; mini grids ... See more keywords
State-of-the-Art of Mini Grids for Rural Electrification in West Africa
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DOI: 10.3390/en14040990
Abstract: The current electrification status in West African countries presents rural electrification rates below 40%, national grid losses above 39% with frequent disruptions, and electricity prices averaging $0.35/kWh, up to national values of $0.66/kWh. With this,… read more here.
Keywords: west africa; rural electrification; mini; mini grids ... See more keywords
An Overview of the Technical Challenges Facing the Deployment of Electric Cooking on Hybrid PV/Diesel Mini-Grid in Rural Tanzania—A Case Study Simulation
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DOI: 10.3390/en14133761
Abstract: This paper lays out a methodology that could be used by mini-grid developers to assess the design readiness and future design requirement to accommodate electric cooking (eCook). While mini-grids in developing countries continue to grow… read more here.
Keywords: mini; electric cooking; mini grids; mini grid ... See more keywords