Rural Energy Services

by Anderson, Teresa; Doig, Alison; Rees, Dai; Khennas, Smail

• ISBN13: 9781853394621
• ISBN10: 1853394629
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Practical Action Pub

Summary

"Rural Energy Services" was written as a resource for a series of workshops commissioned by the British Council and the UK Department for International Development, and provided the basis for workshops in countries such as Uganda, Brazil and India. It offers a participatory approach to the supply of energy services with a clear emphasis on the need for energy services, putting needs rather than technology first, and advocating that rural people, above all, know what they need and what will work for them. The handbook contains a full survey of energy resources and technologies and covers, in detail, the issues surrounding the decision-making processes involved, the implementation of energy schemes and an exploration of the policy, market and sustainability issues which are vital to the success of a scheme. The last section contains real case studies, covering projects that meet the energy service needs of rural people across the world today. Readership: Governmental and non-governmental energy strategists, donors, international and national development agencies, academics and financial institutions for investment policy will find this practical manual highly valuable.

Author Biography

Dr. Alison Doig is an Energy Specialist working for Intermediate Technology.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Introduction: Rural Energy Options	ix
PART I DELIVERY OPTIONS	1	(50)
Market and needs evaluation	3	(15)
Energy service requirements	3	(5)
Energy service survey guide	8	(3)
Participatory and co-operative planning and management of rural electricity supplies	11	(7)
Financing energy supplies for rural communities	18	(22)
Financing options	18	(4)
Financial performance	22	(5)
Policy and market instruments	27	(9)
Private versus public sector	36	(4)
Assessing impact and success	40	(11)
Environmental impacts	40	(5)
Factors affecting scheme success	45	(6)
PART II TECHNICAL OPTIONS	51	(72)
Conventional technologies	53	(14)
Diesel	53	(5)
Kerosene and liquid petroleum gas	58	(5)
Grid connection	63	(4)
Renewable energy sources	67	(43)
Biomass	67	(8)
Biogas and liquid biofuels	75	(6)
Wind pumping	81	(6)
Wind power for electricity generation	87	(3)
Micro-hydro power	90	(5)
Solar photovoltaic energy	95	(10)
Solar thermal energy	105	(5)
Key technology issues	110	(13)
Grid versus stand-alone electrical generation and supply	110	(6)
Cost comparison of energy options	116	(7)
PART III CASE STUDIES	123	(28)
1 Chalan micro-hydro scheme (Peru)	125	(3)
2 Arun III (Nepal)	128	(6)
3 Rural stoves (Kenya)	134	(8)
4 Photovoltaics (Indonesia and Zimbabwe)	142	(4)
5 Electric cooking with micro-hydro power (Nepal)	146	(5)
Appendix Group exercise: PV lantern design and marketing	151	(6)
References and Resources	157