Site Selection for Mini-grids - Revision history

Ranisha at 13:24, 13 October 2016

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Ranisha at 13:18, 13 October 2016

2016-10-13T13:18:54Z

Cesar Patino: /* GIZ - ProSolar Kenya (2014), “Where shall we put it? Solar mini-grid site selection handbook” */

2016-10-13T11:49:44Z

GIZ - ProSolar Kenya (2014), “Where shall we put it? Solar mini-grid site selection handbook”

Cesar Patino at 12:54, 10 October 2016

2016-10-10T12:54:41Z

Cesar Patino at 12:36, 10 October 2016

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Cesar Patino: /* Recommended Literature */

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 = Overview =
 Selection of the village(s)/site(s) for a mini-grid can be a complex multistage process that depends on various criteria. The steps and data needed in the selection process depend on the background of the mini-grid project developer. A private international project developer has different site options and different selection criteria than a national project developer, who is bound to one country, a utility, which is bound to one country and to other political obligations (e.g. a specific geographic region or specific priority customer groups), or a community mini-grid project for which the site selection process is unnecessary as it is already bound to a certain village. Further, if the perspective is not that of a project developer but that of a public institution, which wants to include mini-grids in the rural electrification planning, the village selection for mini-grids can only include information up to a certain detail level and is usually done in the rural electrification planning (and will not be further discussed here).
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 = Site Selection =
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 == GIZ - ProSolar&nbsp;Kenya (2014), “Where shall we put it? Solar mini-grid site selection handbook” ==
-For more information click [[:File:giz2014-en-where-shall-we-put-it-kenya.pdf|here]].
+[[File:GIZ2014-en-where-shall-we-put-it-kenya.pdf|thumb|right|150pxpx|Where shall we put it? Solar mini-grid site selection handbook|alt=Where shall we put it? Solar mini-grid site selection handbook]] [[:File:GIZ2014-en-where-shall-we-put-it-kenya.pdf|This handbook]], prepared by the [https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/25332.html ProSolar project of GIZ - Kenya], can be used as a guideline by all actors in the energy sector to perform a site selection analysis for any mini-grid project, by carefully selecting the appropriate parameters that apply to their own areas of implementation. The guidelines incorporated in this handbook have been developed to assist all players in the energy sector (private sector actors, government institutions, academic institutions and development partners) in site assessment and selection. The guiding principles are based upon the findings of the assessment of 14 sites, carried out by GIZ, REA, MoEP and Kenya Power between June and October 2013 in Marsabit, Samburu and Turkana counties, in the framework of the Scaling-Up Renewable Energy Programme (SREP) for Mini-Grids. The methodology and criteria presented are different from those presented in this document and in the NRECA (2009) publication. It enables to follow an alternative approach.<br/>
 == GIZ Endev Indonesia (2014) 'Site criteria checklist' ==
-'''[[File:EnDev Indonesia Site Criteria Checklists for PLTS and PLTMH.pdf|thumb|right|180pxpx|GIZ EnDev (2014)|alt=GIZ EnDev (2014) "EnDev Indonesia Site Criteria Checklist"]]'''
+'''[[File:EnDev Indonesia Site Criteria Checklists for PLTS and PLTMH.pdf|thumb|right|100pxpx|GIZ EnDev (2014)|EnDev Indonesia Site Criteria Checklist]]'''
-The purpose of the checklist is to assess the suitability of a site to accommodate solar powered or micro-hydro powered mini-grid. The checklist also considers available resources and anticipated demand for electricity. The checklist highlights the minimum data and information needed to make a first-level feasibility assessment.
+The [[:File:EnDev_Indonesia_Site_Criteria_Checklists_for_PLTS_and_PLTMH.pdf|purpose of the checklist]] is to assess the suitability of a site to accommodate solar powered or micro-hydro powered mini-grid. The checklist also considers available resources and anticipated demand for electricity. The checklist highlights the minimum data and information needed to make a first-level feasibility assessment.
 == ACE-GTZ (2009), “The GOOD & BAD of Mini Hydro Power” ==
-[[File:Good and bad of mini hydro power vol.1.pdf|thumb|right|180pxpx|link=https://energypedia.info/images/7/77/G]]<br/>
+[[File:Good and bad of mini hydro power vol.1.pdf|thumb|right|100px|Good and bad of mini hydro power vol.1.pdf]]
 [https://energypedia.info/images/7/77/Good_and_bad_of_mini_hydro_power_vol.1.pdf This report] presents a site identification process for hydro power mini-grid and the necessary energy potential assessment.
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 = Overview =
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 The criteria presented are collected through secondary data research, evaluated through a demand assessment or calculated based on data collected and assessed. After each step only the best villages are considered for the next analyses or for the mini-grid implementation. In the end, the combined results of the demand assessment, the engineering design and the financial analysis determine the ultimate feasibility of the mini-grid project <ref name="NRECA, 2009. Guides for Electric Cooperative Development and Rural Electrification”.Retrieved from https://www.nreca.coop/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/GuidesforDevelopment.pdf">NRECA, 2009. Guides for Electric Cooperative Development and Rural Electrification”.Retrieved from https://www.nreca.coop/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/GuidesforDevelopment.pdf</ref>.<br/>
+[[File:Site Selection Criteria for Mini-grids.png|border|left|700px|Site Selection for Mini-grids|alt=Site Selection Criteria for Mini-grids.png]]<div style="clear: both"></div>
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 = Recommended Literature<br/> =
-== [https://www.nreca.coop/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/GuidesforDevelopment.pdf NRECA (2009), “Guides for Electric Cooperative Development and Rural Electrification”] ==
+== NRECA (2009), “Guides for Electric Cooperative Development and Rural Electrification” ==
-This report gives an excellent overview of the village selection process in module 5 “methodology for evaluating feasibility of rural electrification projects”. The process has roughly the same stages and the same names than in this document but each step is discussed in more detail.
+[https://www.nreca.coop/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/GuidesforDevelopment.pdf This report] gives an excellent overview of the village selection process in module 5 “methodology for evaluating feasibility of rural electrification projects”. The process has roughly the same stages and the same names than in this document but each step is discussed in more detail.
-== GIZ - [https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/25332.html ProSolar] Kenya (2014), “Where shall we put it? Solar mini-grid site selection handbook” ==
+== GIZ - ProSolar&nbsp;Kenya (2014), “Where shall we put it? Solar mini-grid site selection handbook” ==
-This handbook, prepared by the ProSolar project of GIZ - Kenya, can be used as a guideline by all actors in the energy sector to perform a site selection analysis for any mini-grid project, by carefully selecting the appropriate parameters that apply to their own areas of implementation. The guidelines incorporated in this handbook have been developed to assist all players in the energy sector (private sector actors, government institutions, academic institutions and development partners) in site assessment and selection. The guiding principles are based upon the findings of the assessment of 14 sites, carried out by GIZ, REA, MoEP and Kenya Power between June and October 2013 in Marsabit, Samburu and Turkana counties, in the framework of the Scaling-Up Renewable Energy Programme (SREP) for Mini-Grids. The methodology and criteria presented are different from those presented in this document and in the NRECA (2009) publication. It enables to follow an alternative approach.<br/>
+For more information click [[:File:giz2014-en-where-shall-we-put-it-kenya.pdf|here]].
 == GIZ Endev Indonesia (2014) 'Site criteria checklist' ==
-'''[[File:EnDev Indonesia Site Criteria Checklists for PLTS and PLTMH.pdf|180px|GIZ EnDev (2014)|alt=GIZ EnDev (2014) "EnDev Indonesia Site Criteria Checklist"]]'''
+'''[[File:EnDev Indonesia Site Criteria Checklists for PLTS and PLTMH.pdf|thumb|right|180pxpx|GIZ EnDev (2014)|alt=GIZ EnDev (2014) "EnDev Indonesia Site Criteria Checklist"]]'''
 The purpose of the checklist is to assess the suitability of a site to accommodate solar powered or micro-hydro powered mini-grid. The checklist also considers available resources and anticipated demand for electricity. The checklist highlights the minimum data and information needed to make a first-level feasibility assessment.
-== [https://energypedia.info/images/7/77/Good_and_bad_of_mini_hydro_power_vol.1.pdf ACE-GTZ (2009), “The GOOD & BAD of Mini Hydro Power”] ==
+== ACE-GTZ (2009), “The GOOD & BAD of Mini Hydro Power” ==
-This report presents a site identification process for hydro power mini-grid and the necessary energy potential assessment.
+[[File:Good and bad of mini hydro power vol.1.pdf|thumb|right|180pxpx|link=https://energypedia.info/images/7/77/G]]<br/>
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+[https://energypedia.info/images/7/77/Good_and_bad_of_mini_hydro_power_vol.1.pdf This report] presents a site identification process for hydro power mini-grid and the necessary energy potential assessment.
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 This report gives an excellent overview of the village selection process in module 5 “methodology for evaluating feasibility of rural electrification projects”. The process has roughly the same stages and the same names than in this document but each step is discussed in more detail.
-== [https://www.giz.de/de/downloads/giz2014-en-solar-mini-grid-handbook-kenya.pdf GIZ - ProSolar Kenya (2014), “Where shall we put it? Solar mini-grid site selection handbook”] ==
 This handbook, prepared by the ProSolar project of GIZ - Kenya, can be used as a guideline by all actors in the energy sector to perform a site selection analysis for any mini-grid project, by carefully selecting the appropriate parameters that apply to their own areas of implementation. The guidelines incorporated in this handbook have been developed to assist all players in the energy sector (private sector actors, government institutions, academic institutions and development partners) in site assessment and selection. The guiding principles are based upon the findings of the assessment of 14 sites, carried out by GIZ, REA, MoEP and Kenya Power between June and October 2013 in Marsabit, Samburu and Turkana counties, in the framework of the Scaling-Up Renewable Energy Programme (SREP) for Mini-Grids. The methodology and criteria presented are different from those presented in this document and in the NRECA (2009) publication. It enables to follow an alternative approach.<br/>
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 == GIZ Endev Indonesia (2014) 'Site criteria checklist' ==

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 Selection of the village(s)/site(s) for a mini-grid can be a complex multistage process that depends on various criteria. The steps and data needed in the selection process depend on the background of the mini-grid project developer. A private international project developer has different site options and different selection criteria than a national project developer, who is bound to one country, a utility, which is bound to one country and to other political obligations (e.g. a specific geographic region or specific priority customer groups), or a community mini-grid project for which the site selection process is unnecessary as it is already bound to a certain village. Further, if the perspective is not that of a project developer but that of a public institution, which wants to include mini-grids in the rural electrification planning, the village selection for mini-grids can only include information up to a certain detail level and is usually done in the rural electrification planning (and will not be further discussed here).
 = Site Selection =
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 = Recommended Literature<br/> =
-'''[https://www.nreca.coop/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/GuidesforDevelopment.pdf NRECA (2009), “Guides for Electric Cooperative Development and Rural Electrification”]'''
+== '''[https://www.nreca.coop/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/GuidesforDevelopment.pdf NRECA (2009), “Guides for Electric Cooperative Development and Rural Electrification”]''' ==
 This report gives an excellent overview of the village selection process in module 5 “methodology for evaluating feasibility of rural electrification projects”. The process has roughly the same stages and the same names than in this document but each step is discussed in more detail.
-'''[https://www.giz.de/de/downloads/giz2014-en-solar-mini-grid-handbook-kenya.pdf GIZ - ProSolar Kenya (2014), “Where shall we put it? Solar mini-grid site selection handbook”]'''
+== '''[https://www.giz.de/de/downloads/giz2014-en-solar-mini-grid-handbook-kenya.pdf GIZ - ProSolar Kenya (2014), “Where shall we put it? Solar mini-grid site selection handbook”]''' ==
 This handbook, prepared by the ProSolar project of GIZ - Kenya, can be used as a guideline by all actors in the energy sector to perform a site selection analysis for any mini-grid project, by carefully selecting the appropriate parameters that apply to their own areas of implementation. The guidelines incorporated in this handbook have been developed to assist all players in the energy sector (private sector actors, government institutions, academic institutions and development partners) in site assessment and selection. The guiding principles are based upon the findings of the assessment of 14 sites, carried out by GIZ, REA, MoEP and Kenya Power between June and October 2013 in Marsabit, Samburu and Turkana counties, in the framework of the Scaling-Up Renewable Energy Programme (SREP) for Mini-Grids. The methodology and criteria presented are different from those presented in this document and in the NRECA (2009) publication. It enables to follow an alternative approach.<br/>
-For more information click [[File:GIZ2014-en-where-shall-we-put-it-kenya.pdf|thumb|left|250pxpx|GIZ2014-en-where-shall-we-put-it-kenya.pdf]]
+For more information click<br/>
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-'''GIZ Endev Indonesia (2014) 'Site criteria checklist''''
+== '''GIZ Endev Indonesia (2014) 'Site criteria checklist'''' ==
 '''[[File:EnDev Indonesia Site Criteria Checklists for PLTS and PLTMH.pdf|180px|GIZ EnDev (2014)|alt=GIZ EnDev (2014) "EnDev Indonesia Site Criteria Checklist"]]'''
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 The purpose of the checklist is to assess the suitability of a site to accommodate solar powered or micro-hydro powered mini-grid. The checklist also considers available resources and anticipated demand for electricity. The checklist highlights the minimum data and information needed to make a first-level feasibility assessment.
-'''[https://energypedia.info/images/7/77/Good_and_bad_of_mini_hydro_power_vol.1.pdf ACE-GTZ (2009), “The GOOD & BAD of Mini Hydro Power”]'''
+== '''[https://energypedia.info/images/7/77/Good_and_bad_of_mini_hydro_power_vol.1.pdf ACE-GTZ (2009), “The GOOD & BAD of Mini Hydro Power”]''' ==
 This report presents a site identification process for hydro power mini-grid and the necessary energy potential assessment.

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 This report gives an excellent overview of the village selection process in module 5 “methodology for evaluating feasibility of rural electrification projects”. The process has roughly the same stages and the same names than in this document but each step is discussed in more detail.
-'''GIZ (2014), “Where shall we put it? Solar mini-grid site selection handbook”'''
+'''[https://www.giz.de/de/downloads/giz2014-en-solar-mini-grid-handbook-kenya.pdf GIZ (2014), “Where shall we put it? Solar mini-grid site selection handbook”]'''
 This is a publication with the focus on the site selection for solar mini-grids. The methodology and criteria presented are different from those presented in this document and in the NRECA (2009) publication. It enables to follow an alternative approach.
-'''ACE-GTZ (2009), “The GOOD & BAD of Mini Hydro Power”'''
+'''[[File:EnDev_Indonesia_Site_Criteria_Checklists_for_PLTS_and_PLTMH.pdf|GIZ EnDev (2014) "EnDev Indonesia Site Criteria Checklist"]]'''
 This report presents a site identification process for hydro power mini-grid and the necessary energy potential assessment.