Poverty Alleviation through Cleaner Energy from Agro

Poverty Alleviation through Cleaner Energy from Agro

Poverty Alleviation
through Cleaner Energy
from
Agro-industries
In Africa
- PACEAA Introduction
to the project
09 November 2007
Objectives of PACEAA
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identify policy, commercial and regulatory barriers that restrict
the use of cleaner energy from agro-industries; for rurql
electrification, in selected countries, and propose ways of
overcoming these barriers;
develop detailed policy and regulatory guidelines and incentives
for adoption of cleaner energy from agro-industries into rural
electrification programmes as well as incorporate the packages
into local rural electrification plans.
enhance local and regional capacity of public institutions,
private sector (financial institutions, agro-industries, rural
stakeholders) for the effective utilisation of cogeneration and
other cleaner energy systems from agro-industries in the rural
electrification process;
Context
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The PACEAA initiative will provide support to the Rural
Electrification Components of the “Greening the Tea Industry in
East Africa (GTIEA)” implemented by the East Africa Tea Trade
Association (EATTA) and “Cogen for Africa” implemented by
AFREPREN/FWD
PACEAA has been approved by the European Commission as
part of the COOPENER programme, for a 3 year period.
The support will be in the form of technical expertise provided
by UNEP Risoe Centre (Denmark) and IED (France).
Work Programme
Review of regulatory frameworks, best
practices world wide, interest of
stakeholders
and
selection of 4 Rural Electrification projects
Elaboration of business
models for rural
electrification from agroindustries
Elaboration of local Rural
Electrification plans
Training and
capacity building
Finalisation of Rural
Electrification packages
&
Promotion to potential
donors
Communication and
Dissemination activities
Key tasks (1/2)
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Review of institutional frameworks, rural electrification targets and poverty
reduction strategies in the 11 countries and world-wide experience ; needs
assessment to improve regulatory frameworks
Selection of most mature 4 projects (out of the project with detailed FS
carried out by GTIEA and COGEN) for detailed study of the rural
electrification component:
 Elaboration of business models, addressing financing and regulatory
issues (ESCOs, Utility, Estate electrification,…)
 Elaboration of local rural electrification plan, including data collection,
load forecast, local grid development plan, costing, financial analysis,
organisational set-up, discussion of the plan with stakeholders
 Presentation / promotion of the rural electrification packages to potential
donors, stimulation formation of user groups in beneficiary communities.
Key tasks (2/2)
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Training and capacity building activities
 Least-cost options for rural electrification
 Local rural electrification planning
 Model contracts for rural electrification from excess energy generated by
agro-industries
Communication and Dissemination
 Web site, including a GIS/Internet presentation of the local rural
electrification plans
 Case study brochure
 Articles and publication
 Final workshop open to the Agro-industry and other stakeholders from
the Continent