Solar Energy, Mini-Grids and Sustainable Electricity Access: Practical Experiences, Lessons and Solutions from Senegal

ISBN-13: 9781138359031 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 126 str.

Kirsten Ulsrud; Charles Muchunku; Debajit Palit

Opis

This book presents new research on solar mini-grids and the ways they can be designed and implemented to provide equitable and affordable electricity access, while ensuring economic sustainability and replication.

Spis treści

1. Solar energy, mini-grids, and private sector initiatives  2. Just come and invest! The energy system context  3. The local context  4. The socio-technical design  5. Findings on how the model functioned in practice and why  6. Resulting access to electricity and the perspectives and experiences of the people in the villages  7. Replication – influenced by factors at multiple scales  8. Conclusions, part one: Lessons for how to do mini-grids  9. Conclusions, part two: The structural challenges