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= Comprehensive Country Ranking for Renewable Energy Based Mini-Grids Providing Rural Off-Grid Electrification =
 
= Comprehensive Country Ranking for Renewable Energy Based Mini-Grids Providing Rural Off-Grid Electrification =
  
By C.Breyer - <span data-scaytid="1" data-scayt_word="Reyer">Reyer</span> <span data-scaytid="2" data-scayt_word="Lemoine">Lemoine</span> <span data-scaytid="3" data-scayt_word="Institut">Institut</span>
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1. The specific criteria for mini-grids has to be checked at the end locally.
 
1. The specific criteria for mini-grids has to be checked at the end locally.
  
2. How was the rural population <span data-scaytid="4" data-scayt_word="caculated">caculated</span>?<br/>
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2. How was the rural population calculated?<br/>
 
*We took into account the number of rural electrification projects per country (%) and the level of poverty (%)
 
*We took into account the number of rural electrification projects per country (%) and the level of poverty (%)
  
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5. How were the ability to finance the project and financial costs like company set ups and infrastructure taken into account?<br/>
 
5. How were the ability to finance the project and financial costs like company set ups and infrastructure taken into account?<br/>
*This wasNot considered because it was so extensive the investigation<br/>
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*This was not considered because it was so extensive the investigation<br/>
 
*Furthermore, all the collected data is standardized and may not reflect exactly the situation in each country
 
*Furthermore, all the collected data is standardized and may not reflect exactly the situation in each country
  
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= Potential of Mini-grids and Critical Factors =
 
= Potential of Mini-grids and Critical Factors =
  
by Dr. <span data-scaytid="5" data-scayt_word="Teodoro">Teodoro</span> Sanchez of Practical Action UK<br/>
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1. How a difference between critical or important factor is done?
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*First, a discussion of several specials from different areas is done in order to identify critical/important factors and finally a practical field investigation is done for verifying which of them were really critical or just important.
 
  
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1. How did you come about deciding upon which factors were critical or important?<br/>
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*To begin with, several specialists from different areas discussed and came up with the critical/important factors. Finally a practical field investigation was done to verify which of these factors were really critical or just important.<br/>
  
 
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= <br/>An Objectives Analysis for Improved Holistic Design of a Rural Electrification System =
 
= <br/>An Objectives Analysis for Improved Holistic Design of a Rural Electrification System =
  
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By <span data-scayt_word="Maizaklah" data-scaytid="6">Maizaklah</span> <span data-scayt_word="Ayu" data-scaytid="7">Ayu</span> Abdullah
  
 
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1. How was the leader of the community approached??
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1. How was the leader of the community approached?
*The Leaders have to know, how in other communities mini-grids are working by visiting other sites. Community has to be a very active player in the system, they should suggest energy solutions, among others
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*The leaders have to know how in other communities mini-grids are working by visiting other sites. The community has to be a very active player in the system. They should suggest energy solutions, among other things.
*If there is no compromise of the community the project fails very quickly
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*If there is no compromise by the community the project fails very quickly.
  
2. How is the social economy background of the communities? How are people taught to use it?
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2. What is the socio-economic background of the communities?
*They don’t handle money very often<br/>
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*The people don’t handle money very often, thus they have to be given a basic education on this.<br/>
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= Designing a Sustainable Model for Financial Viability of Decentralized Bio-fuel Based Power Projects =
 
= Designing a Sustainable Model for Financial Viability of Decentralized Bio-fuel Based Power Projects =
  
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By <span data-scayt_word="Debajit" data-scaytid="8">Debajit</span> <span data-scayt_word="Palit" data-scaytid="9">Palit</span>
  
 
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*The water for producing biofuel is enough for biofuel based mini-grids
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*The water for producing biofuel is enough for biofuel based mini-grids.
 
*Biofuel is produced by big plants and needs to be decentralized.
 
*Biofuel is produced by big plants and needs to be decentralized.
  
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= Further Information =
 
= Further Information =
  
<span data-scaytid="10" data-scayt_word="energypedia">energypedia</span> Article: [[The Potential of Mini Grids and Critical Factors|The Potential of Mini Grids and Critical Factors]]
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<span data-scayt_word="energypedia" data-scaytid="10">energypedia</span> Article: [[The Potential of Mini Grids and Critical Factors|The Potential of Mini Grids and Critical Factors]]
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More information can be found at [https://energypedia.info/wiki/Micro_Perspectives_for_Decentralized_Energy_Supply_-_Conference_2013 Micro Perspectives for Decentralized Energy Supply Conference - 2013]<span style="line-height: 1.5em;  font-size: 0.85em">.</span>
  
More information can be found at [https://energypedia.info/wiki/Micro_Perspectives_for_Decentralized_Energy_Supply_-_Conference_2013 Micro Perspectives for Decentralized Energy Supply Conference - 2013]<span style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 0.85em;">.</span>
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Latest revision as of 14:16, 16 June 2014

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Comprehensive Country Ranking for Renewable Energy Based Mini-Grids Providing Rural Off-Grid Electrification

By C.Breyer - Reyer Lemoine Institut


1. The specific criteria for mini-grids has to be checked at the end locally.

2. How was the rural population calculated?

  • We took into account the number of rural electrification projects per country (%) and the level of poverty (%)

3. Why were some countries that clearly have a huge electrification rate excluded? (E.g. Bangladesh)

  • This was decided upon a combination of market, political environment and the weighting and scoring

4. Did you make a sensitivity analysis for each variable?

  • Yes

5. How were the ability to finance the project and financial costs like company set ups and infrastructure taken into account?

  • This was not considered because it was so extensive the investigation
  • Furthermore, all the collected data is standardized and may not reflect exactly the situation in each country




Potential of Mini-grids and Critical Factors

by Dr. Teodoro Sanchez of Practical Action UK


1. How did you come about deciding upon which factors were critical or important?

  • To begin with, several specialists from different areas discussed and came up with the critical/important factors. Finally a practical field investigation was done to verify which of these factors were really critical or just important.



An Objectives Analysis for Improved Holistic Design of a Rural Electrification System

By Maizaklah Ayu Abdullah


1. How was the leader of the community approached?

  • The leaders have to know how in other communities mini-grids are working by visiting other sites. The community has to be a very active player in the system. They should suggest energy solutions, among other things.
  • If there is no compromise by the community the project fails very quickly.

2. What is the socio-economic background of the communities?

  • The people don’t handle money very often, thus they have to be given a basic education on this.




Designing a Sustainable Model for Financial Viability of Decentralized Bio-fuel Based Power Projects

By Debajit Palit


  • The water for producing biofuel is enough for biofuel based mini-grids.
  • Biofuel is produced by big plants and needs to be decentralized.


Further Information

energypedia Article: The Potential of Mini Grids and Critical Factors

More information can be found at Micro Perspectives for Decentralized Energy Supply Conference - 2013.