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The Economics of Renewable Energy Expansion in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.authorDeichmann, Uwe
dc.contributor.authorMeisner, Craig
dc.contributor.authorMurray, Siobhan
dc.contributor.authorWheeler, David
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-02T14:52:11Z
dc.date.available2014-09-02T14:52:11Z
dc.date.issued2010-01
dc.description.abstractAccelerating development in Sub-Saharan Africa will require massive expansion of access to electricity -- currently reaching only about one-third of households. This paper explores how essential economic development might be reconciled with the need to keep carbon emissions in check. The authors develop a geographically explicit framework and use spatial modeling and cost estimates from recent engineering studies to determine where stand-alone renewable energy generation is a cost effective alternative to centralized grid supply. The results suggest that decentralized renewable energy will likely play an important role in expanding rural energy access. But it will be the lowest cost option for a minority of households in Africa, even when likely cost reductions over the next 20 years are considered. Decentralized renewables are competitive mostly in remote and rural areas, while grid connected supply dominates denser areas where the majority of households reside. These findings underscore the need to de-carbonize the fuel mix for centralized power generation as it expands in Africa.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/11704457/economics-renewable-energy-expansion-rural-sub-saharan-africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5193
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19902
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 5193
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABATEMENT COSTS
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectAGGREGATE DEMAND
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectALTITUDE
dc.subjectANNUAL WIND SPEED
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectBATTERIES
dc.subjectBIO-DIESEL
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectBIOMASS FUELS
dc.subjectBULK SUPPLY
dc.subjectCALCULATION
dc.subjectCALCULATION PROCEDURE
dc.subjectCAPACITY FACTOR
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON CREDITS
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON ENERGY
dc.subjectCARBON INTENSITY
dc.subjectCARBON MITIGATION
dc.subjectCARBON PRICING
dc.subjectCARBON TAX
dc.subjectCARBON TAXES
dc.subjectCLEAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
dc.subjectCLEAN ENERGY
dc.subjectCLEAN ENERGY SUPPLY
dc.subjectCLEAN TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCLEANER ENERGY
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE POLICY
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOMBUSTION
dc.subjectCOMBUSTION TURBINE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE POWER
dc.subjectCONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectCONVENTIONAL DIESEL
dc.subjectCONVENTIONAL DIESEL FUEL
dc.subjectCONVERSION EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectCRUDE OIL
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectDIESEL FUEL PRICES
dc.subjectDIESEL GENERATION
dc.subjectDIESEL GENERATOR
dc.subjectDIESEL GENERATORS
dc.subjectDIESEL OIL
dc.subjectDIESEL POWER
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION GRID
dc.subjectDOMESTIC CARBON
dc.subjectDOMESTIC ENERGY
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectELECTRIC POWER
dc.subjectELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
dc.subjectELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS
dc.subjectELECTRICAL POWER
dc.subjectELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY DEMAND
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRICES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subjectELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS ALLOWANCES
dc.subjectEMISSIONS CONTROL
dc.subjectEMISSIONS REDUCTION
dc.subjectENERGY ACCESS
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENERGY COSTS
dc.subjectENERGY OUTPUT
dc.subjectENERGY PLANNERS
dc.subjectENERGY POLICY
dc.subjectENERGY PRICES
dc.subjectENERGY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectENERGY PRODUCTION CAPACITY
dc.subjectENERGY RESOURCE
dc.subjectENERGY RESOURCES
dc.subjectENERGY SECTOR
dc.subjectENERGY SERVICES
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCE
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectENERGY SUPPLIES
dc.subjectENERGY USE
dc.subjectENERGY UTILIZATION
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectFOSSIL
dc.subjectFOSSIL ENERGY
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL COST
dc.subjectFUEL COSTS
dc.subjectFUEL MIX
dc.subjectFUEL PRICES
dc.subjectFUEL SOURCE
dc.subjectFUEL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectFUEL TRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectGENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectGEOTHERMAL ENERGY
dc.subjectGEOTHERMAL POWER
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGHGS
dc.subjectGLOBAL CARBON TAX
dc.subjectGLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGRID CONNECTIONS
dc.subjectGRID DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectGRID ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectGRID EXPANSION
dc.subjectGRID SERVICE
dc.subjectGRID SUPPLY
dc.subjectGRID SYSTEM
dc.subjectGRID TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectHEAT
dc.subjectHEAT RATE
dc.subjectHEATING
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE COSTS
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectLAKES
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLARGE POWER PLANTS
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EMISSIONS
dc.subjectLOW-CARBON
dc.subjectNATIONAL GRID
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectO&M
dc.subjectOIL PRICE
dc.subjectOIL PRICES
dc.subjectPHOTOVOLTAIC POWER
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPORT OF ENTRY
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPOWER AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectPOWER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOWER CURVE
dc.subjectPOWER DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATOR
dc.subjectPOWER GRID
dc.subjectPOWER GRIDS
dc.subjectPOWER MARKETS
dc.subjectPOWER PLANT
dc.subjectPOWER PLANTS
dc.subjectPOWER PRODUCERS
dc.subjectPOWER PRODUCTION
dc.subjectPOWER RATING
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPOWER SOURCES
dc.subjectPOWER STATIONS
dc.subjectPOWER SUPPLY
dc.subjectPOWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
dc.subjectPRICE OF DIESEL
dc.subjectPROVISION OF POWER
dc.subjectQUANTITY OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIAL
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY RELATIVE
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectRENEWABLE POWER
dc.subjectRENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectRURAL ENERGY
dc.subjectRURAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSAND
dc.subjectSILICON
dc.subjectSOLAR ENERGY
dc.subjectSOLAR ENERGY POTENTIAL
dc.subjectSOLAR ENERGY RESOURCES
dc.subjectSOLAR HOME SYSTEM
dc.subjectSOLAR INSOLATION
dc.subjectSOLAR POWER
dc.subjectSOLAR RADIATION
dc.subjectSOLAR RESOURCE
dc.subjectSOLAR SYSTEM
dc.subjectSOLAR SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSOLAR THERMAL
dc.subjectSUPPLY COSTS
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTHERMAL POWER
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION GRID
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION LINE
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION LINES
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION SYSTEM
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT DISTANCE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT PRICE
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION COSTS
dc.subjectTURBULENCE
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectVOLTAGE
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWIND DATA
dc.subjectWIND ENERGY
dc.subjectWIND ENERGY POTENTIAL
dc.subjectWIND POTENTIAL
dc.subjectWIND POWER
dc.subjectWIND POWER GENERATION
dc.subjectWIND POWER POTENTIAL
dc.subjectWIND RESOURCE
dc.subjectWIND RESOURCE POTENTIAL
dc.subjectWIND RESOURCES
dc.subjectWIND SHEAR
dc.subjectWIND SPEED
dc.subjectWIND SPEEDS
dc.subjectWIND SYSTEM
dc.subjectWIND SYSTEMS
dc.subjectWIND TURBINE
dc.subjectWIND TURBINES
dc.titleThe Economics of Renewable Energy Expansion in Rural Sub-Saharan Africaen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.crossref.titleThe Economics Of Renewable Energy Expansion In Rural Sub-Saharan Africa
okr.date.disclosure2010-01-31
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:57:06.903175Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/11704457/economics-renewable-energy-expansion-rural-sub-saharan-africa
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
okr.guid837871468203650856
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5193
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20100127142234
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum11704457
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.relation.associatedurlhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/5611
okr.sectorRoads and highways,Power,General water, sanitation and flood protection sector
okr.sectorTransportation,Energy and mining,Water, sanitation and flood protection
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Climate change
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resource management
okr.topicPower and Energy Conversion
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicEnvironment::Carbon Policy and Trading
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitEnvironment and Energy Team, Development Research Group
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