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John Foster - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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rural Electrification in india galilee basin coal versus decentralised renewable energy micro grids
Renewable Energy, 2016Co-Authors: Lynette Molyneaux, Liam Wagner, John FosterAbstract:The state of Bihar in India has approximately 75 million people with no access to electricity. The government of India has pursued a policy of rural Electrification through the provision of centralised coal-fired power which has been unable to resolve the low levels of Electrification. Coal supply woes in India have led Indian companies to pursue new coal mines in Australia's Galilee Basin. The costs of these mining ventures will be high due to the mining infrastructure required and long transport distances to rural India. A high level analysis of mining, transport and power station investment to meet rural demand in Bihar shows that the absolute investment requirement using coal, especially coal sourced from Australia, as an expensive option. Pursuing Electrification through village level, renewable energy micro-systems provides more flexibility. Pollution costs associated with coal-fired generation, employment benefits associated with many village implementations and a rural load unsupported by industry load, show a benefit associated with decentralised, renewable energy Electrification.
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rural Electrification in india galilee basin coal versus decentralised renewable energy micro grids
MPRA Paper, 2015Co-Authors: Lynette Molyneaux, Liam Wagner, John FosterAbstract:The state of Bihar in India has approximately 75 million people with no access to electricity. The government of India has pursued a policy of rural Electrification through the provision of centralised coal-fired power which has been unable to resolve the low levels of Electrification. Coal supply woes in India have led Indian companies to pursue new coal mines in Australia’s Galilee Basin. The costs of these mining ventures will be high due to the mining infrastructure required and long transport distances to rural India. A high level analysis of mining, transport and power station investment to meet rural demand in Bihar shows that the absolute investment requirement using coal, especially coal sourced from Australia, as an expensive option. Pursuing Electrification through village level, renewable energy micro-systems requires lower financing and provides more flexibility. Pollution costs associated with coal-fired generation, employment benefits associated with many village implementations and a rural load unsupported by industry load, show the benefit associated with decentralised, renewable energy Electrification.
Lynette Molyneaux - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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rural Electrification in india galilee basin coal versus decentralised renewable energy micro grids
Renewable Energy, 2016Co-Authors: Lynette Molyneaux, Liam Wagner, John FosterAbstract:The state of Bihar in India has approximately 75 million people with no access to electricity. The government of India has pursued a policy of rural Electrification through the provision of centralised coal-fired power which has been unable to resolve the low levels of Electrification. Coal supply woes in India have led Indian companies to pursue new coal mines in Australia's Galilee Basin. The costs of these mining ventures will be high due to the mining infrastructure required and long transport distances to rural India. A high level analysis of mining, transport and power station investment to meet rural demand in Bihar shows that the absolute investment requirement using coal, especially coal sourced from Australia, as an expensive option. Pursuing Electrification through village level, renewable energy micro-systems provides more flexibility. Pollution costs associated with coal-fired generation, employment benefits associated with many village implementations and a rural load unsupported by industry load, show a benefit associated with decentralised, renewable energy Electrification.
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rural Electrification in india galilee basin coal versus decentralised renewable energy micro grids
MPRA Paper, 2015Co-Authors: Lynette Molyneaux, Liam Wagner, John FosterAbstract:The state of Bihar in India has approximately 75 million people with no access to electricity. The government of India has pursued a policy of rural Electrification through the provision of centralised coal-fired power which has been unable to resolve the low levels of Electrification. Coal supply woes in India have led Indian companies to pursue new coal mines in Australia’s Galilee Basin. The costs of these mining ventures will be high due to the mining infrastructure required and long transport distances to rural India. A high level analysis of mining, transport and power station investment to meet rural demand in Bihar shows that the absolute investment requirement using coal, especially coal sourced from Australia, as an expensive option. Pursuing Electrification through village level, renewable energy micro-systems requires lower financing and provides more flexibility. Pollution costs associated with coal-fired generation, employment benefits associated with many village implementations and a rural load unsupported by industry load, show the benefit associated with decentralised, renewable energy Electrification.
M Sall - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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microgrids project part 2 design of an Electrification kit with high content of renewable energy sources in senegal
Renewable Energy, 2009Co-Authors: J A Alzola, I Vechiu, Haritza Camblong, M Santos, M SallAbstract:Senegal is one of the less developed countries in the world (position 158 in a list of 174 countries). 85% of its rural population does not have access to electricity and there's no doubt that this is an important barrier for socio-economic development. In this context, the project Microgrids aims at contributing to solve this problem. This project is part of the Intelligent Energy – Europe Programme supported by the European Commission. Its objective is the promotion and dissemination of the use of micro-grids with high content of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) for the Electrification of villages far away from the grid in Senegal. One of the results of the project was the analysis of rural Electrification needs, which is described in another paper [Camblong H, Sarr J, Niang AT, Curea O, Alzola JA, Sylla EH, Santos M. Microgrids project, part 1: analysis of rural Electrification with high content of renewable energy sources in Senegal. Renewable Energy, submitted for publication.]. This paper presents the design of an Electrification kit based on the information provided by that analysis [Analyse des besoins locaux pour l'Electrification de zones rurales au Senegal. Technical report of Microgrids project; 2007. Available from: http://www.microgrids-eie.com.]. After identifying necessary previous conditions for the sustainability of any Electrification project, a methodology is proposed for the design of the Electrification kit. This methodology is applied to a typical village and results are extended to differently sized villages in the areas of Thies, Fatick and Kaolack. Economic considerations are also included to establish the relationship between Electrification costs and paying capability of the communities.
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microgrids project part 2 design of an Electrification kit with high content of renewable energy sources in senegal
Renewable Energy, 2009Co-Authors: J A Alzola, I Vechiu, Haritza Camblong, M Sall, Marcelo M Santos, G SowAbstract:Senegal is one of the less developed countries in the world (position 158 in a list of 174 countries). 85% of its rural population does not have access to electricity and there's no doubt that this is an important barrier for socio-economic development. In this context, the project Microgrids aims at contributing to solve this problem. This project is part of the Intelligent Energy - Europe Programme supported by the European Commission. Its objective is the promotion and dissemination of the use of micro-grids with high content of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) for the Electrification of villages far away from the grid in Senegal. One of the results of the project was the analysis of rural Electrification needs, which is described in another paper [Camblong H, Sarr J, Niang AT, Curea O, Alzola JA, Sylla EH, Santos M. Microgrids project, part 1: analysis of rural Electrification with high content of renewable energy sources in Senegal. Renewable Energy, submitted for publication.]. This paper presents the design of an Electrification kit based on the information provided by that analysis [Analyse des besoins locaux pour l'Electrification de zones rurales au Senegal. Technical report of Microgrids project; 2007. Available from: http://www.microgrids-eie.com.]. After identifying necessary previous conditions for the sustainability of any Electrification project, a methodology is proposed for the design of the Electrification kit. This methodology is applied to a typical village and results are extended to differently sized villages in the areas of Thies, Fatick and Kaolack. Economic considerations are also included to establish the relationship between Electrification costs and paying capability of the communities. Now the Microgrids' consortium hopes to set-up a new project to apply the designed kit on some rural non-electrified villages.
Johannes Urpelainen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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measuring and explaining household access to electrical energy services evidence from rural northern india
Energy Policy, 2020Co-Authors: Setu Pelz, Johannes UrpelainenAbstract:Abstract Household Electrification aims to provide populations with access to a wide range of energy services for social and economic development, ranging from lighting to electric cooking. Electrification policy has historically focused on grid connections, however, rather than household capabilities to satisfy energy service needs. We explore a representative panel dataset of households from rural areas of six states across northern India in order to link distinct dimensions of electricity supply with electrical energy service utilisation. Using a regression framework, we show that household Electrification policy in India must look beyond connections and consider disaggregate dimensions of supply, paying special attention to supply availability measured in hours per day. Following Electrification, households surveyed were highly likely to utilise lighting and ICTs regardless of availability, while an improvement of 12 h was associated with higher likelihoods of space cooling (12.3%-points [CI: 10.7 to 13.9]) and entertainment (13.4%-points [11.2 to 15.6]) services utilisation. In contrast, mechanical loads, thermal loads, refrigeration and electric cooking remain constrained by household wealth and other factors. Disaggregate supply analysis supports the shift towards Electrification policy that unlocks desired capabilities while using all available technologies, both grid and off-grid, to achieve more just outcomes for all.
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the effects of rural Electrification in india an instrumental variable approach at the household level
Journal of Development Economics, 2020Co-Authors: Daniel Robert Thomas, S P Harish, Ryan Kennedy, Johannes UrpelainenAbstract:Abstract Governments in developing countries are investing billions of dollars to increase electricity access in rural areas, but the literature on the impact of these investments has produced mixed results. We leverage a unique characteristic of household Electrification policy in Uttar Pradesh, India, whereby only households within 40 m of an electricity pole are eligible for a legal electrical connection, to estimate the causal impact of Electrification using a pre-registered instrumental variable design. With an original survey of 686 households across 120 habitations in the Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh, we find that legal Electrification has a positive impact on household expenditures, adult household activities, and ownership and usage of appliances. The results suggest a more optimistic picture about the impact of rural Electrification than some previous studies.
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measuring and explaining household access to electrical energy services evidence from rural northern india
Social Science Research Network, 2020Co-Authors: Setu Pelz, Johannes UrpelainenAbstract:Household Electrification aims to provide populations with access to a wide range of energy services for social and economic development, ranging from lighting to electric cooking. Electrification policy has historically focussed on grid connections, however, rather than household capabilities to satisfy energy service needs. We explore a representative panel dataset of households from rural areas of six states across northern India in order to link distinct dimensions of electricity supply with electrical energy service utilisation. Using a regression framework, we show that household Electrification policy in India must look beyond connections and consider disaggregate dimensions of supply, paying special attention to supply availability measured in hours per day. Following Electrification, households surveyed were highly likely to utilise lighting and ICTs regardless of supply, while an improvement of 12 hours to supply was associated with higher likelihoods of space cooling (12.3%-points [CI: 10.7 to 13.9]) and entertainment (13.4%-points [11.2 to 15.6]) services utilisation. In contrast, mechanical loads, thermal loads, refrigeration and electric cooking remain constrained by low income levels and other factors. Disaggregate supply analysis supports the shift towards Electrification policy that unlocks desired capabilities while using all available technologies, both grid and off-grid, to achieve more just outcomes for all.
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the effects of rural Electrification in india an instrumental variable approach at the household level
2020Co-Authors: Daniel Robert Thomas, S P Harish, Ryan Kennedy, Johannes UrpelainenAbstract:Governments in developing countries are investing billions of dollars to increase electricity access in rural areas, but the literature on the impact of these investments has produced mixed results. We leverage a unique characteristic of household Electrification policy in Uttar Pradesh, India, whereby only households within 40 meters of an electricity pole are eligible for a legal electrical connection, to estimate the causal impact of Electrification using a pre-registered instrumental variable design. With an original survey of 686 households across 120 habitations in the Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh, we find that legal Electrification has a positive impact on household expenditures, adult household activities, and ownership and usage of appliances. The results suggest a more optimistic picture about the impact of rural Electrification than some previous studies.
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increasing rural Electrification through connection campaigns
Energy Policy, 2020Co-Authors: Brian Blankenship, Ryan Kennedy, Aseem Mahajan, Jason Chun Yu Wong, Johannes UrpelainenAbstract:To reach the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of universal household Electrification by 2030, developing countries are spending billions of dollars to expand access. India, for example, recently undertook an audacious expansion plan which aimed to electrify every household by December 2018. However, there is little academic study of strategies to increase Electrification rates. We argue that significant transaction costs inhibit household applications for connections. As evidence, we report the results of a randomized controlled trial (in 200 communities and 2000 households) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, with a treatment consisting of an informational campaign about the costs and procedure of applying. We found that households exposed to the campaign were three times as likely to apply for a connection. Yet actual connection rates remained unchanged. The results suggest that transaction costs are an important barrier to Electrification, but limited capacity and incentive to expand connections are equally important.
J A Alzola - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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microgrids project part 2 design of an Electrification kit with high content of renewable energy sources in senegal
Renewable Energy, 2009Co-Authors: J A Alzola, I Vechiu, Haritza Camblong, M Santos, M SallAbstract:Senegal is one of the less developed countries in the world (position 158 in a list of 174 countries). 85% of its rural population does not have access to electricity and there's no doubt that this is an important barrier for socio-economic development. In this context, the project Microgrids aims at contributing to solve this problem. This project is part of the Intelligent Energy – Europe Programme supported by the European Commission. Its objective is the promotion and dissemination of the use of micro-grids with high content of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) for the Electrification of villages far away from the grid in Senegal. One of the results of the project was the analysis of rural Electrification needs, which is described in another paper [Camblong H, Sarr J, Niang AT, Curea O, Alzola JA, Sylla EH, Santos M. Microgrids project, part 1: analysis of rural Electrification with high content of renewable energy sources in Senegal. Renewable Energy, submitted for publication.]. This paper presents the design of an Electrification kit based on the information provided by that analysis [Analyse des besoins locaux pour l'Electrification de zones rurales au Senegal. Technical report of Microgrids project; 2007. Available from: http://www.microgrids-eie.com.]. After identifying necessary previous conditions for the sustainability of any Electrification project, a methodology is proposed for the design of the Electrification kit. This methodology is applied to a typical village and results are extended to differently sized villages in the areas of Thies, Fatick and Kaolack. Economic considerations are also included to establish the relationship between Electrification costs and paying capability of the communities.
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microgrids project part 2 design of an Electrification kit with high content of renewable energy sources in senegal
Renewable Energy, 2009Co-Authors: J A Alzola, I Vechiu, Haritza Camblong, M Sall, Marcelo M Santos, G SowAbstract:Senegal is one of the less developed countries in the world (position 158 in a list of 174 countries). 85% of its rural population does not have access to electricity and there's no doubt that this is an important barrier for socio-economic development. In this context, the project Microgrids aims at contributing to solve this problem. This project is part of the Intelligent Energy - Europe Programme supported by the European Commission. Its objective is the promotion and dissemination of the use of micro-grids with high content of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) for the Electrification of villages far away from the grid in Senegal. One of the results of the project was the analysis of rural Electrification needs, which is described in another paper [Camblong H, Sarr J, Niang AT, Curea O, Alzola JA, Sylla EH, Santos M. Microgrids project, part 1: analysis of rural Electrification with high content of renewable energy sources in Senegal. Renewable Energy, submitted for publication.]. This paper presents the design of an Electrification kit based on the information provided by that analysis [Analyse des besoins locaux pour l'Electrification de zones rurales au Senegal. Technical report of Microgrids project; 2007. Available from: http://www.microgrids-eie.com.]. After identifying necessary previous conditions for the sustainability of any Electrification project, a methodology is proposed for the design of the Electrification kit. This methodology is applied to a typical village and results are extended to differently sized villages in the areas of Thies, Fatick and Kaolack. Economic considerations are also included to establish the relationship between Electrification costs and paying capability of the communities. Now the Microgrids' consortium hopes to set-up a new project to apply the designed kit on some rural non-electrified villages.
