Deconstructing the concept of renewable energy-based mini-grids for rural electrification in East Africa

Rural Electrification with Renewable Energies in East Africa

Decentralized Renewable Hybrid Mini-Grids for Sustainable Electrification of the Off-Grid Coastal Areas of Bangladesh

Lack of access to energy is considered as a serious bottleneck for the socio-economic development of Bangladesh. Despite earning recognition for promoting solar home systems, most of the rural areas and remote islands of the country still remain non-electrified due to very high unit cost and low quality of electricity from solar home systems (SHS) coupled with only few hours of restricted usage...

Rural Electrification in East Africa It Takes a Village

ieee power & energy magazine july/august 2013 1540-7977/13/$31.00©2013IEEE A Access to electric energy is An “indispensable element of sustainable human development,” according to the international energy Agency. Without access to modern, commercial energy, poor countries can be trapped in a vicious circle of poverty, social instability, and underdevelopment. About 1.6 billion people—more than ...

Electrification and Renewable Energy Generation

1Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen 518055, China 2Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kettering University, 1700 University Avenue, Flint, MI 48504, USA 3School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Jiangsu University, No. 301, Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China 4Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced...

Solar-based rural electrification policy design: The Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) model in Fiji

Solar photovoltaic technologies have for some time been promoted as a cost effective means of rural electrification in developing countries. However, institutional structures resulting in poor maintenance have adversely affected the sustainability of past solar projects. In Fiji, the Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) program is the latest attempt to promote solar-based rural electrificat...