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