Technical and Economic Assessment of Off-grid, Mini-grid and Grid Electrification Technologies

This report is part of the Energy and Water Department's commitment to providing new techniques and knowledge which complement the direct investment and other assistance to electrification as provided by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). The purpose of this report is to convey the results of an assessment of the current and future economic readiness of electric power generation alternatives for developing countries. The objective of the technical and economic assessment was to systematically characterize the commercial and economic prospects of renewable and fossil fuel-fired electricity generation technologies now, and in the near future. The study was designed to cover the widest possible range of electrification applications faced by energy services delivery and power system planners, whether supply is provided through grid networks or stand-alone or mini-grid configurations. The assessment was conducted using a standard approach and is presented in a consistent fashion for each power generation technology configuration. The assessment time frame includes current status and forecast development trends over the period 2005-15, while the economic assessment considers a range of typical operating conditions (peak, off-peak) and grid configurations (off-grid, mini-grid, interconnected grid) for various scales of demand. The technology characterization reflects the current stage of commercialization, including indicative cost reduction trends over 10 years. This study is limited in several ways. First, it is time-bound. It does not reflect new technology developments or new secular trends that have emerged since the terms of reference were formalized. Secondly, it is bound by the available literature. Thirdly, the results are generalized and represent averaging over what are important specific conditions (although the uncertainty analysis accounts for this somewhat).

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2007-12
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, AMBIENT AIR, AMMONIA, ANAEROBIC DIGESTER, ANAEROBIC DIGESTION, ANAEROBIC DIGESTION SYSTEM, ANIMAL DUNG, APPROACH, AVAILABILITY, BALANCE, BATTERIES, BED COMBUSTION, BED COMBUSTOR, BED COMBUSTORS, BIOGAS, BIOMASS, BIOMASS COMBUSTION, BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK, BIOMASS FUEL, BIOMASS FUELS, BIOMASS GAS, BIOMASS GASIFICATION, BIOMASS TECHNOLOGIES, BOILER, BOILERS, BURNERS, CALCIUM SULFATE, CALORIFIC VALUE, CAPACITY FACTOR, CAPACITY FACTORS, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CATALYTIC REDUCTION, CELLULOSE, COAL, COAL TECHNOLOGIES, COGENERATION, COLLECTION EFFICIENCY, COMBUSTION, COMBUSTION OF BIOMASS, COMBUSTION TURBINE, COMBUSTION TURBINES, COMBUSTOR, CONSTRUCTION COST, CONVENTIONAL GENERATION, CONVENTIONAL POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES, COST OF ELECTRICITY, COSTS OF ELECTRICITY, CRUDE OIL, DIESEL, DIESEL ENGINE, DIESEL GENERATORS, DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES, DRILLING, EFFICIENT LIGHTING, ELECTRIC POWER, ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION, ELECTRIC POWER PLANT, ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS, ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM, ELECTRIC SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL LOADS, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, ELECTRICITY GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES, ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR, EMISSION, EMISSION CONTROL, EMISSION REGULATIONS, EMISSIONS, ENERGY DEMAND, ENERGY OUTLOOK, ENERGY PLANNERS, ENERGY RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE, ESP, FLUE GAS, FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION, FOSSIL, FOSSIL FUEL, FOSSIL FUEL PLANTS, FUEL, FUEL CELL, FUEL CELLS, FUEL CONSUMPTION, FUEL COST, FUEL COSTS, FUEL OIL, FUEL PRICES, FUEL REQUIREMENTS, FUEL SUPPLY, GAS MIXTURE, GAS TREATMENT, GAS TURBINE, GAS TURBINES, GASIFICATION PROCESS, GASOLINE, GENERATION, GEOTHERMAL ELECTRIC, GEOTHERMAL PLANTS, GEOTHERMAL POWER, GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT, GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS, GEOTHERMAL PROJECTS, GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR, GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE, GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES, GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS, GEOTHERMAL WELLS, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GASES, GRID APPLICATIONS, GRID CONNECTION, GRID ELECTRIFICATION, GRID EXTENSION, GRID INTEGRATION, GRID POWER, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEAT, HEAT EXCHANGER, HEAT RECOVERY, HEAT TRANSFER, HIGH-PRESSURE STEAM, HOT SPRINGS, HOT WATER, HYDRO POWER, HYDRO POWER PLANTS, HYDROELECTRIC POWER, HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT, HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS, HYDROGEN, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, HYDROTHERMAL RESOURCES, INJECTION PUMP, INJECTION WELLS, INTERNAL COMBUSTION, LARGE POWER PLANTS, LARGE WIND TURBINES, LNG, MANURE, METHANE, NATURAL GAS, NITROGEN, NITROGEN OXIDES, OIL, OIL PRICE, OIL PRICES, OXYGEN, PARTICULATE, PARTICULATES, PEAK LOAD, PEAK LOAD PERIODS, PEAK POWER, PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM GAS, PILOT PROJECTS, PIPELINE, POLLUTION, POTASSIUM, POWER, POWER BLOCK, POWER COMPANY, POWER CONVERSION, POWER COSTS, POWER ELECTRONICS, POWER GENERATION, POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS, POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES, POWER GRIDS, POWER PLANT FLUE, POWER PRODUCTION, POWER PROJECT, POWER SECTOR, POWER STATION, POWER STATIONS, POWER SYSTEM, POWER SYSTEM PLANNING, POWER SYSTEMS, PRICE OF COAL, PYROLYSIS, QUALITY ENERGY, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, RENEWABLE POWER, RENEWABLE RESOURCE, RENEWABLE RESOURCES, RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES, ROTOR BLADES, RURAL ELECTRIFICATION, RURAL ENERGY, SAND, SILICA, SMALL WIND TURBINES, SOLAR CELLS, SOLAR ENERGY, SOLAR INSOLATION, SOLAR POWER, SOLAR POWER PLANTS, SOLAR THERMAL, SOLAR THERMAL ELECTRIC, SOLID BIOMASS, STEAM GENERATION, STEAM TURBINE, STEAM TURBINES, SULFUR, SULFUR DIOXIDE, SULFUR OXIDES, SUNLIGHT, THERMAL ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS, THERMAL ENERGY, TRADITIONAL BIOMASS, TRANSMISSION CAPACITY, TRANSMISSION FACILITIES, TRANSMISSION LINE, TRANSMISSION LINES, TURBINE COMPONENTS, TURBINE GENERATOR, TURBULENCE, VOLTAGE, WIND, WIND ENERGY, WIND GENERATOR, WIND GENERATORS, WIND POWER, WIND RESOURCES, WIND SPEED, WIND SPEEDS, WIND TURBINE, WIND TURBINES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/9367838/technical-economic-assessment-off-grid-mini-grid-grid-electrification-technologies-vol-1-2 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17911
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