Electricity generation from renewables in Madagascar: Opportunities and projections

Praene, Jean-Philippe; Radanielina, Mamy Harimisa; Rakotoson, Vanessa; Ludovic, Andriamamonjy Ando; Sinama, Frantz; Morau, Dominique; Rakotondramiarana, Hery Tiana

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2017.03.125

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“…The report highlights the urgency of action to build resilience in small islands. Islands give the opportunity for a forward-looking basis and suggest directions for a sustainable solution to the problems with which all the territories that will have to face climate change are confronted, [10], [11], [12].…”

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Sustainable transition in small island developing states: Assessing the current situation

Praene¹,

Payet

Bénard-Sora³

2018

Utilities Policy

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Transitioning to sustainable energy systems is an overriding challenge for small islands. Indeed, these territories must succeed within the next decades with the objective of energy independence and transitioning to a sustainable situation. In this research, a statistical approach is performed to explore and discuss a comprehensive study on small islands' sustainability from the standpoint of renewable energy. It is about identifying whether small islands are moving toward a sustainability path. Three steps are necessary to achieve this. A principal components analysis (PCA) is first investigated to identify which explanatory variables have a significant contribution on the percentage of data variance. Then, PCA-based hierarchical clustering highlights the island organization in two different years (2010 and 2014). It is a panel of 35 Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) that served as a basis for the PCA and classification. Finally, a sustainability indicator is proposed to qualify the level of sustainability of each group of islands. Sustainability is understood through the lens of the share of renewables, the electricity situation, economic development and geographical localization. The obtained results clearly show that the dynamics of transition is not clearly engaged for the small islands. Most of them have actually become more vulnerable during the 2010-2014 time span.

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Sustainable transition in small island developing states: Assessing the current situation

Praene¹,

Payet

Bénard-Sora³

2018

Utilities Policy

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“…Regarding the context, the problem of access to energy in island states like Madagascar is highlighted in the recent literature [73][74][75][76][77]. Table 2 describes the main characteristics of the country; Table 3 gives an overview of the electricity consumption and production over 10 years; Figure 4 shows three recurring challenges; and Figure 5 summarizes government priorities.…”

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“…Madagascar is one of the least electrified countries on the African continent; the country is ranked 184th out of 190 countries in terms of access to electricity, which represents one of the main obstacles to the development of the country and the expansion of the private sector (World Bank "Doing Business") [80,94]. The majority of consumers consume at a low voltage (99%) and consumption per capita is around 50 kWh/year [76,95]. Over the past twenty years, the demand for electricity has increased by 5% per year [96].…”

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Impacts Generated by a Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant Can Lead to Conflicts between Sustainable Development Goals: A Review of Key Lessons Learned in Madagascar

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In a context of energy transition towards renewable energies, this case study situated in Madagascar allows us to verify the extent to which an on-grid photovoltaic solar power plant represents a vector for sustainable development. The article proposes a model for assessing sustainability from a qualitative multi-criteria perspective. This analysis fits into the theoretical question of the science of sustainability by challenging the theory of endogenous development. The innovation of this research is based on the use of a qualitative approach to a technological issue filling a literature gap in the major issue of the effective sustainability of renewable energy (particularly in the context of an island state). The study emphasizes that the plant can only represent a vector for sustainable development with the collaboration of the concerned parties, which implies considering the electrification needs at the local level. The article confirms that the impacts generated by the power plant can lead to conflicts between different sustainable development goals. Theoretically, the study emphasizes that the evaluation of the sustainability of solar power plants should follow a process that: (i) uses a preferably qualitative methodology likely to understand the local conditions of the communities in which they are established; (ii) identifies dissociated indicators while taking into account the context; and (iii) analyzes the possible negative interactions between the impact areas by highlighting the key areas linked to land management and the well-being of women within a poverty reduction approach.

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“…For geothermal energy, the drawbacks are associated with characteristics of the available resources that are mostly unknown involving a high degree of uncertainty around investment costs. [7] Uncertain load profiles add to this problem, making it difficult to size the generators required to meet the demand. [9] Recently, several hybrid systems combining geothermal energy have attracted research interest to achieve a more efficient usage of this resource.…”

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Barriers for Implementation of Renewable Energy Technologies in Rural Areas-a Review

Sarma¹,

Kumar²,

Kumar³

2017

IJTSRD

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This paper provides a review on barriers of rural electrification and mechanisms for these activities. Access to affordable and high-quality essential for the development of modern economies. Low rates of electricity access in the developing world pose a significant barrier to sustainable economic and social development, particularly in rural areas. The International Energy Agency estimates that about 1.3 billion people in the world, primarily in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, still lack a connection to electricity.

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Electricity generation from renewables in Madagascar: Opportunities and projections

Cited by 28 publications

References 26 publications

Sustainable transition in small island developing states: Assessing the current situation

Sustainable transition in small island developing states: Assessing the current situation

Impacts Generated by a Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant Can Lead to Conflicts between Sustainable Development Goals: A Review of Key Lessons Learned in Madagascar

Barriers for Implementation of Renewable Energy Technologies in Rural Areas-a Review

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