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<span style="font-size: 14pt;  font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'" lang="EN-GB"><font size="2">In contrast to [[Import of Energy Products|imports]], local manufacturing of energy products can constitute a reasonable cost-efficient alternative&nbsp;that&nbsp;supports local value creation.</font></span>
 
  
'''<span style="font-size: 14pt;  font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'" lang="EN-GB">Key factors for successful local production</span>''' / manufacturing
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;  font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'" lang="EN-GB"><span>1)<span style="font: 7pt 'times new roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span>'''<span style="font-size: 10pt;  font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'" lang="EN-GB">Relevant market:</span>'''<span style="font-size: 10pt;  font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'" lang="EN-GB">The demand of the relevant market should match the minimum size of one production unit. If a specific '''niche''' is big enough, the probability of success is higher. In Indonesia the niche was turbines for mini- and micro-hydro power, which has a high national demand and is not the core business of incumbents like ''Voith Hydro'', ''Ossberger ''etc.</span>
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In contrast to [[Import of Energy Products|imports]], local manufacturing of energy products can constitute a reasonable cost-efficient alternative that supports local value creation.
  
<span style="font-size: 10pt;  font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'" lang="EN-GB"><span>2)<span style="font: 7pt 'times new roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span>'''<span style="font-size: 10pt;  font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'" lang="EN-GB">Time factor:</span>'''<span style="font-size: 10pt;  font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'" lang="EN-GB">Establishing local production of hydro power components takes time (5-10 years). This is the biggest obstacle for projects which are only funded by EnDev and do not have a longer sectoral mandate like a focal area.</span>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;  font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'" lang="EN-GB"><span>3)<span style="font: 7pt 'times new roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span>'''<span style="font-size: 10pt;  font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'" lang="EN-GB">Cluster:</span>'''<span style="font-size: 10pt;  font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'" lang="EN-GB">The production site / firm should be located within an industrial cluster, where it is easier to get qualified suppliers, employees etc. '''Multi-product firms''' are in a better position because they can compensate low demand with other product lines and transfer relevant knowledge to new technologies.</span>
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= Key Factors for Successful Local Production / Manufacturing<ref name="Outcome of a discussion during the GTZ mini-hydro power working group meeting in Nairobi, May 2009.">Outcome of a discussion during the GTZ mini-hydro power working group meeting in Nairobi, May 2009.</ref> =
  
<span style="font-size: 10pt;  font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'" lang="EN-GB"><span>4)<span style="font: 7pt 'times new roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span>'''<span style="font-size: 10pt;  font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'" lang="EN-GB">No grants to the manufacturers</span>'''<span style="font-size: 10pt;  font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'" lang="EN-GB">. Better use (soft) loans or even better create trust for long-term investments like the German Feed-in Law did.</span>
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#'''Relevant market:''' The demand of the relevant market should match the minimum size of one production unit. If a specific niche is big enough, the probability of success is higher. In Indonesia the niche was turbines for mini- and micro-hydro power, which has a high national demand and is not the core business of incumbents like Voith Hydro, Ossberger etc.
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#'''Time factor:''' Establishing local production of hydro power components takes time (5-10 years). This is the biggest obstacle for projects which are only funded by EnDev and do not have a longer sectoral mandate like a focal area.
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#'''Cluster:''' The production site / firm should be located within an industrial cluster, where it is easier to get qualified suppliers, employees etc. Multi-product firms are in a better position because they can compensate low demand with other product lines and transfer relevant knowledge to new technologies.
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#'''No grants to the manufacturers.''' Better use (soft) loans or even better create trust for long-term investments like the German Feed-in Law did.<br/>
  
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;  font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'" lang="EN-GB">Source: Outcome of a discussion during the GTZ mini-hydro power working group meeting in Nairobi, May 2009.</span>
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= <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;  font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'">Further Information</span> =
  
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*[[Example: Mini & micro hydro power turbine manufacturing in Indonesia|Example: Mini & micro hydro power turbine manufacturing in Indonesia]]
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*[[Local manufacturing of solar systems|Example: Local manufacturing of solar systems]]
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*Local Production Systems of Wood Stoves: [[Enhancing_Production_of_Improved_Cookstoves_(ICS)|Enhancing production of ICS]]
  
  
<span style="font-size: 14pt;  font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'" lang="EN-GB">'''Examples'''</span>&nbsp;
 
  
*[[Example: Mini & micro hydro power turbine manufacturing in Indonesia|<u>Example</u>: Mini & micro '''hydro power '''turbine manufacturing in '''Indonesia''']]
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= References =
*[[Example: Wind power plants and components|<u>Example</u>: '''Wind power '''plants and components]]
 
*[[Local manufacturing of solar systems|<u>Example</u>: Local manufacturing of&nbsp;'''solar systems''']]
 
*Local Production Systems of Wood Stoves: [[Enhancing_production_of_ICS]]
 
  
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Revision as of 13:33, 12 June 2014

Overview

In contrast to imports, local manufacturing of energy products can constitute a reasonable cost-efficient alternative that supports local value creation.


Key Factors for Successful Local Production / Manufacturing[1]

  1. Relevant market: The demand of the relevant market should match the minimum size of one production unit. If a specific niche is big enough, the probability of success is higher. In Indonesia the niche was turbines for mini- and micro-hydro power, which has a high national demand and is not the core business of incumbents like Voith Hydro, Ossberger etc.
  2. Time factor: Establishing local production of hydro power components takes time (5-10 years). This is the biggest obstacle for projects which are only funded by EnDev and do not have a longer sectoral mandate like a focal area.
  3. Cluster: The production site / firm should be located within an industrial cluster, where it is easier to get qualified suppliers, employees etc. Multi-product firms are in a better position because they can compensate low demand with other product lines and transfer relevant knowledge to new technologies.
  4. No grants to the manufacturers. Better use (soft) loans or even better create trust for long-term investments like the German Feed-in Law did.


Further Information


References

  1. Outcome of a discussion during the GTZ mini-hydro power working group meeting in Nairobi, May 2009.