Type of On-Grid Activities
Grid extension/densification approaches
Type of grid activities
Grid extension: Benin, Ghana, Nicaragua, Nepal
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Grid densification(with and without transformation: Bolivia, Peru, Mozambique, Uganda
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Costs
|
Benin |
Ghana |
Nicaragua |
Bolivien |
Peru |
Mozambique |
Costs/ Connection (€) |
2000 |
5540 |
220-588 |
62 |
90 |
134 |
Tariff |
Social tariff |
Social tariff |
Social tariff |
Social tariff |
Social tariff |
Social tariff |
Security of energy supply |
Medium |
Medium |
High |
High |
High |
high |
Financial support
|
Benin |
Ghana |
Nicaragua |
Bolivien |
Peru |
Mozambique |
EnDev subsidy |
70% |
99% |
100% |
20% |
22% |
100% |
Government |
30% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
Utility |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0-80% |
0% |
0% |
Customer |
0% |
1% |
0% |
0-80% |
78% |
0% |
Additional Support
- Procurement
support
- Developing local
standards for grid connection
- Facilitating
group applications for grid connections
- Training of
local electricians for in-house wiring
- Training of
consumers in energy use and efficiency
- Ex-ante savings
for connection fees
- Introduction of
installment payments of the connection fee linked to the electricity bills
Lessons learnt
- Some utilities
are not interested in grid densification
- Poor households
are often excluded in extension projects
- Some utilities
have great difficulties to organize efficient procurement processes causing severe delays
- Free rider
effect difficult to avoid (efficient selection process or accept the effect)
- Detailed
monitoring is considered a burden and not always implemented
- In several
countries power generation capacity cannot keep up with grid extension