کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
996633 936307 2009 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Innovative private micro-hydro power development in Rwanda
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی انرژی مهندسی انرژی و فناوری های برق
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Innovative private micro-hydro power development in Rwanda
چکیده انگلیسی

Under the “Private Sector Participation in Micro-Hydro Development Project in Rwanda”, four newly registered Rwandan companies are each constructing a micro-hydro electricity plant (100–500 kW) and building a low-voltage distribution grid. These companies financed their plants through their own equity and debt with support from the PSP Hydro project. This support comprised a subsidy of 30–50% of investment costs, technical and business development assistance, project monitoring and financial controlling. The experiences gained so far have important implications for similar future micro-hydro energy sector development projects and this paper puts forward three key messages: (i) institutional arrangements rather than technical quality determine the success of such projects; (ii) truly sustainable rural electrification through micro-hydro development demands a high level of local participation at all levels and throughout all project phases, not just after plant commissioning; and (iii) real impact and sustainability can be obtained through close collaboration of local private and financial sector firms requiring only limited external funds. In short, micro-hydro projects can and will be taken up by local investors as a business if the conditions are right. Applying these messages could result in an accelerated uptake of viable micro-hydro activities in Rwanda, and in the opinion of the authors elsewhere too.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Energy Policy - Volume 37, Issue 11, November 2009, Pages 4753–4760
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