scholarly journals Association between rural electrification and agricultural output: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

2022 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 100392
Author(s):  
Salome Amuakwa-Mensah ◽  
Yves Surry
Keyword(s):  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Rural Electrification ◽  
Agricultural Output ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals Proposing a Paradigm Shift in Rural Electrification Investments in Sub-Saharan Africa through Agriculture

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3096 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Kyriakarakos ◽  
Athanasios T. Balafoutis ◽  
Dionysis Bochtis
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Rural Electrification ◽  
Agricultural Cooperatives ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Cross Subsidization

Almost one billion people in the world still do not have access to electricity. Most of them live in rural areas of the developing world. Access to electricity in the rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa is only 28%, roughly 600 million people. The financing of rural electrification is challenging and, in order to accomplish higher private sector investments, new innovative business models have to be developed. In this paper, a new approach in the financing of microgrid electrification activities is proposed and investigated. In this approach, agriculture related businesses take the lead in the electrification activities of the surrounding communities. It is shown that the high cost of rural electrification can be met through the increased value of locally produced products, and cross-subsidization can take place in order to decrease the cost of household electrification. The approach is implemented in a case study in Rwanda, through which the possibility of local agricultural cooperatives leading electrification activities is demonstrated.

Modelling and management of smart microgrid for rural electrification in sub-saharan Africa: The case of Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 106672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eunice C. Nnaji ◽  
Donald Adgidzi ◽  
Michael O. Dioha ◽  
Daniel R.E. Ewim ◽  
Zhongjie Huan
Keyword(s):  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Rural Electrification ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals Optimal Sizing and Techno-Economic Analysis of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems—A Case Study of a Photovoltaic/Wind/Battery/Diesel System in Fanisau, Northern Nigeria

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1381
Author(s):  
Nasser Yimen ◽  
Theodore Tchotang ◽  
Abraham Kanmogne ◽  
Idriss Abdelkhalikh Idriss ◽  
Bashir Musa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Rural Electrification ◽  
Northern Nigeria ◽  
Diesel Generator ◽  
Renewable Energy Systems ◽  
Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Hybrid Renewable Energy

Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (HRESs) have been touted as an appropriate way for supplying electricity to remote and off-grid areas in developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where rural electrification challenges are the most pronounced. This study proposes a two-step methodology for optimizing and analyzing a stand-alone photovoltaic/wind/battery/diesel hybrid system to meet the electricity needs of Fanisua, an off-grid and remote village of northern Nigeria. In the first step, the MATLAB environment was used to run simulations and optimize the system via the genetic algorithm. Then, techno-economic and emissions analysis was carried out in the second step to compare the proposed system to the existing traditional modes of rural electrification in sub-Saharan Africa, namely, the grid-extension and diesel generator. The break-even distance parameter was adopted in the comparison with grid-extension. Besides, the hypothetical project of replacing the diesel generator by the optimal system was analyzed using the Simple Payback Period (SPP) and Net Present Value (NPV) parameters. The resulting optimal design architecture included an 89.271-kW photovoltaic array, a 100.31-W diesel generator, and 148 batteries with a total annualized cost (TAC) and cost of energy (COE) of USD 43,807 and USD 0.25/kWh, respectively. The break-even distance found was 16.2 km, while the NPV and SPP of the hypothetical project were USD 572,382 and 2.8 years, respectively. The savings in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of the proposed system compared to the grid extension and the diesel generator were found to be 85,401.08 kg/year and 122,062.85 kg/year, respectively. This study highlighted the role that solar PV-based HRESs could play in the sustainable electricity supply in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa.

Design and Analysis of an Electromechanical Battery for Rural Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 1198-1209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Okou ◽  
Adoniya Ben Sebitosi ◽  
Mohamed Azeem Khan ◽  
Paul Barendse ◽  
Pragasen Pillay
Keyword(s):  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Rural Electrification ◽  
Sub Saharan

Rural electrification in Kenya: a useful case for remote areas in sub-Saharan Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Michael Hansen ◽  
George A. Xydis
Keyword(s):  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Rural Electrification ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Sub Saharan
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