Socio-Economic and Environmental Analyses of Sustainable Public Transport in the Philippines

Agaton, Casper Boongaling; Collera, Angelie Azcuna; Guno, Charmaine Samala

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“…Along with accelerated energy efficiency measures, deeper electrification and the deployment of more renewables will significantly reduce the GHG emissions (Jäger-Waldau et al 2020). In the case of the Philippines, the adoption of own-use solar PV reduces emissions with a factor of 0.56 kg CO2 eq/kWh electricity consumed from the grid (Agaton, Collera and Guno 2020). This implies a 3.97 tonCO2/year reduction for RB-I and up to 18.52 ton CO2/year reduction for RB-V.…”

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“…The large deployment of solar PV not only reduces the total GHG emissions from the energy sector but also decrease the dependence on fossil fuels for electricity generation. On the other hand, it should be noted that this emission factor is still larger compared with those in the literature from other countries as the energy generation mix in the Philippines is dominated by coal and natural gas, which have high GHG emissions (Agaton, Collera and Guno 2020). The use of a dynamic grid emission factor will lead to a more rigorous quantification of the environmental benefits of the adoption of solar PV especially from an LCA perspective (Allouhi 2020).…”

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Optimal Investment Strategy for Solar PV Integration in Residential Buildings: A Case Study in The Philippines

Guno¹,

Agaton

Villanueva³

et al. 2020

Int. J. Renew. Energy Dev.

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In developing countries, particularly in rural areas, long periods of power outages are experienced as the electricity grid is technically or economically unfeasible. As solar photovoltaic (PV) is the most potential and suitable source of renewable energy for these areas, this paper analyzes the economic viability of its integration in different types of residential buildings. Applying real optionsapproach under uncertainty in electricity prices, this study compares the attractiveness of adopting solar PV over continuing electricity from the grid focusing on various investment payment schemes including (i) full payment, (ii) distributed payment for 5 or 10 years without a down payment, and (iii) distributed payment for 5 or 10 years with 20% or 40% down payment. Applying the model with the case of the Philippines, the resultswith the full payment strategy obtain option values of USD 6888 for building type-I, USD 15349 for building type-II, USD 21204 for building type-III, USD 27870 for building type-IV, and USD 34251 for building type-V. These option values increase by 21.6% and 22.5% with distributed payment scheme to a 5- or 10-year period and increase by 5% and 13% for distributed payment with 40% and 20% down payment. These option values decrease with investments at later periods. Contrary to the conventional option valuation results of an optimal decision to wait, our findings show the otherwise as earlier investment reduces the risk of opportunity loss from delaying the adoption of solar PV. Among the payment schemes analyzed, the distribution of PV system cost in a 10-year installment periodwithout down payment shows to be the most optimal investment strategy which may encourage lower-income and risk-averse consumers whose decision to adopt solar PV is affected by cost barriers, economic status, and household income. The study suggests the government, particularly in developing countries, to support the integration of own-use solar PV in buildings through incentives and subsidies, as well as financial institutions to offer more affordable terms of payment that encourages low to medium income households to adopt solar PV.Further, this will not only augment the energy deficiency in these countries but also support the global aspirations of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and its adverse effects through gradually shifting to renewable sources of energy.

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Optimal Investment Strategy for Solar PV Integration in Residential Buildings: A Case Study in The Philippines

Guno¹,

Agaton

Villanueva³

et al. 2020

Int. J. Renew. Energy Dev.

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“…While there is a significant body of literature focusing on economic hurdles that operators might experience in relation to the process of the "formalization" of their activities, up until recently, this topic was weakly discussed within the sphere of e-mobility. Beyond the East African case, the economic impacts of a transition to electric vehicles on transport drivers have started to be analyzed in Asian countries where e-mobility is more advanced (for instance, in the Philippines [83,84], India [85,86] or Bangladesh [87]). Nonetheless, the question of their involvement in policy formulation, planning and the recognition of their needs in these transitions in the Global South is still under-researched.…”

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East Africa’s Policy and Stakeholder Integration of Informal Operators in Electric Mobility Transitions—Kigali, Nairobi, Kisumu and Dar es Salaam

Gałuszka

Martin²,

Nkurunziza

et al. 2021

Sustainability

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Electric mobility is beginning to enter East African cities. This paper aims to investigate what policy-level solutions and stakeholder constellations are established in the context of electric mobility (e-mobility) in Dar es Salaam, Kigali, Kisumu and Nairobi and in which ways they attempt to tackle the implementation of electric mobility solutions. The study employs two key methods including content analysis of policy and programmatic documents and interviews based on a purposive sampling approach with stakeholders involved in mobility transitions. The study findings point out that in spite of the growing number of policies (specifically in Rwanda and Kenya) and on-the-ground developments, a set of financial and technical barriers persists. These include high upfront investment costs in vehicles and infrastructure, as well as perceived lack of competitiveness with fossil fuel vehicles that constrain the uptake of e-mobility initiatives. The study further indicates that transport operators and their representative associations are less recognized as major players in the transition, far behind new e-mobility players (start-ups) and public authorities. This study concludes by identifying current gaps that need to be tackled by policymakers and stakeholders in order to implement inclusive electric mobility in East African cities, considering modalities that include transport providers and address their financial constraints.

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“…This sets upper bounds on the volume of EVs that can be supported with batteries, so that it would make sense replacing private with public transport, and road by railway transport, which is easily electrified-goods and people. Case studies reporting the benefits of electrified public transport are regularly being published supporting this approach; see, e.g., [98,99].…”

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“…Solutions in the line of [29,30] have several advantages and possibly are the only feasible ones. For example, the benefits of relying on easily electrified public transport in cities have been shown in [98,99], and public transport can also create significant numbers of jobs and stimulate inclusive growth [121].…”

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Economic Issues in Deep Low-Carbon Energy Systems

Mauleón

2020

Energies

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The main interlinked challenges to achieve a low-carbon emission economy are analyzed. It is argued first that there are no obstacles to a free market working effectively with a high penetration of distributed Renewable Energies (RE), since intermittency has been overstated, and affordable storage solutions are available because of strong learning rates. Demand-side management policies are promising too, neither are there foreseeable boundaries to the availability of economically extractable photovoltaic and wind energies. A full 100% RE system may be more challenging though, partly because bioenergy, a key dispatchable source in most available RE roadmaps, clashes with growing food needs and reforestation to counter greenhouse gases emissions. Similarly, the green growth proposal is constrained by materials availability, mainly cobalt and phosphorus, which will also constrain the deployment of electric vehicles. Alternatively, the United Nations Human Development Index may be a more suitable target for a sustainable RE system. Although history is not reassuring, the main global economic hurdle is possibly existing fossil fuel-related investments, likely to become stranded. An assessment of their value yields a substantially lower figure than is sometimes claimed, though. Finally, a limited role for nuclear energy is assessed positively, provided it is publicly owned.

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Socio-Economic and Environmental Analyses of Sustainable Public Transport in the Philippines

Cited by 36 publications

References 42 publications

Optimal Investment Strategy for Solar PV Integration in Residential Buildings: A Case Study in The Philippines

Optimal Investment Strategy for Solar PV Integration in Residential Buildings: A Case Study in The Philippines

East Africa’s Policy and Stakeholder Integration of Informal Operators in Electric Mobility Transitions—Kigali, Nairobi, Kisumu and Dar es Salaam

Economic Issues in Deep Low-Carbon Energy Systems

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