hyderabad | sep-16 | lessons from africa, asia and latin america
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LESSONS FROM AFRICA, ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA
Date 23 September 2016
Presenter: Dr John Holmes
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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS TO DATE
■Cross-cutting issues■Home-based supply■Mini-grids■Cooking■Sustainable
development Goals
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CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES
1. Improve access to affordable finance:■ build/share track records of income streams■ risk mitigation: credit guarantees ■ reduce transaction costs
2. Provide support to entrepreneurs:■ business incubation & advice services■ cut red tape / give breathing space
3. Build capacity:■ technical/business/institutional/finance sector
4. Create awareness5. Involve women and youth6. Don’t give things away
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HOME-BASED SUPPLY: SOLAR HOME SYSTEMS AND PICO-SOLAR LIGHTS
Substantial
advancesKey
factors
• PV cost reductions
• Increased efficiency of appliances
• Pay-as-you-go
3rd Generation systems
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HOME-BASED SUPPLY (2): SUCCESS STORIES
East Africa: business driven
Further accelerate rollout by:
access to finance leverage distribution
networks Build skill base
Bangladesh: Government-led
Ownership by group of stakeholders
Subsidised finance Repay in instalments Effective technical
standards Technical support
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HOME-BASED SUPPLY (2): SUCCESS STORIES
East Africa: business driven
Further accelerate rollout by:
access to finance leverage distribution
networks Build skill base
Bangladesh: Government-led
Ownership by group of stakeholders
Subsidised finance Repay in instalments Effective technical
standards Effective technical support
How can these models be adopted and adapted for other countries/regions?
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HOME-BASED SUPPLY (3): LOOKING AHEAD
■ Tackle problem of poor quality and counterfeit products
■ Needed technical developments:■ Better batteries■ Recycling■ Plug and play■ Control systems■ New PV technologies■ Appliance efficiency
■ DC nano-grids
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MINI-GRIDS
Technical developments reduce equipment costs
Economies of scale: replication Anchor loads absorb costs Reduce set-up overheads Reduce financing costs Capital cost subsidy
Get the tariffs right: constraints of affordability & equality
Stimulate productive enterprise to increase incomes
Increase load factors: improved control systems & productive enterprises
Increase level of connections Operating cost subsidy
More limited progress – costs greater than revenues – how can we balance the books?
costs revenues
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MINI-GRIDS (2): COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
■Villagers should be the main drivers■Build on local knowledge and customs■Work with trusted individual and
organisations: local champions■Ensure that the poor have a voice & stake,
not just the powerful
“projects are 70%social / 30% technical”
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COOKING: KEY DRIVERS
■Health risks■Environmental impacts■Social benefits
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COOKING (2): KEY FINDINGS
1. Address user needs and cultures2. Financing schemes (& subsidies) to
ensure viability of all stages of value chain
3. Enhance product quality4. Technical and business support
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
■Goal 7: level of ambition■Other goals: integrated approach■Goal 17: strengthen means of
implementation:■Better coordination■Sharing of information ■University collaborations■Evaluating development outcomes
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