Technical and Economic Assessment of Off-grid, Mini-grid and Grid Electrification Technologies
This report is part of the Energy and Water Department's commitment to providing new techniques and knowledge which complement the direct investment and other assistance to electrification as provided by the International Bank for Reconstructi...
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| Format: | ESMAP Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/9367838/technical-economic-assessment-off-grid-mini-grid-grid-electrification-technologies-vol-1-2 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17911 |
| Summary: | This report is part of the Energy and
Water Department's commitment to providing new
techniques and knowledge which complement the direct
investment and other assistance to electrification as
provided by the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (IBRD) and the International Development
Association (IDA). The purpose of this report is to convey
the results of an assessment of the current and future
economic readiness of electric power generation alternatives
for developing countries. The objective of the technical and
economic assessment was to systematically characterize the
commercial and economic prospects of renewable and fossil
fuel-fired electricity generation technologies now, and in
the near future. The study was designed to cover the widest
possible range of electrification applications faced by
energy services delivery and power system planners, whether
supply is provided through grid networks or stand-alone or
mini-grid configurations. The assessment was conducted using
a standard approach and is presented in a consistent fashion
for each power generation technology configuration. The
assessment time frame includes current status and forecast
development trends over the period 2005-15, while the
economic assessment considers a range of typical operating
conditions (peak, off-peak) and grid configurations
(off-grid, mini-grid, interconnected grid) for various
scales of demand. The technology characterization reflects
the current stage of commercialization, including indicative
cost reduction trends over 10 years. This study is limited
in several ways. First, it is time-bound. It does not
reflect new technology developments or new secular trends
that have emerged since the terms of reference were
formalized. Secondly, it is bound by the available
literature. Thirdly, the results are generalized and
represent averaging over what are important specific
conditions (although the uncertainty analysis accounts for
this somewhat). |
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