Transmission Expansion for Renewable Energy Scale-Up : Emerging Lessons and Recommendations

Scaling up renewable energy, such as wind and solar, goes hand-in-hand with the expansion of transmission infrastructure. The richest solar and wind renewable energy sites are often located far away from consumption centers or existing transmission networks. Unlike fossil fuel-based power sources, renewable energy sources are greatly site-constrained and, for this reason, transmission networks need to be expanded to reach the renewable energy sites. Delivering transmission is a challenge, given the dispersion and granularity of renewable sources. Tapping a few hundred megawatts of renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power, will likely require delivering transmission to several sites. Furthermore, transmission is also required to smooth out the variability of new renewable sources in a large geographical area. For these reasons, countries' renewable energy scale-up efforts are being challenged by the need for timely and efficient delivery of transmission networks. The objective of this report is to present emerging lessons and recommendations on approaches to efficiently and effectively expand transmission networks for renewable energy scale-up. The report focuses on the planning and regulatory aspects of transmission expansion that are relevant to transmission utilities and electricity regulators.

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Main Authors:	Madrigal, Marcelino, Stoft, Steven
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACTION PLANS, APPROACH, BACKUP, BALANCE, BIOMASS, BIOMASS POWER, BUYER, CAPABILITIES, CAPABILITY, CAPACITY FACTORS, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, CARBON, CARBON CAPTURE, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON EMISSIONS, CARBON PRICES, CERTIFICATE, CERTIFICATES, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CO2, COGENERATION, COLORS, CONGESTION, CONVENTIONAL ENERGY, COST CONNECTION, COST OF ELECTRICITY, DEMAND GROWTH, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, E-MAIL, EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS, ELECTRIC POWER, ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION, ELECTRICITY DEMAND, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, EMISSIONS, EMPLOYMENT, ENERGY AUTHORITY, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENERGY DEPARTMENT, ENERGY DISTRIBUTION, ENERGY DIVERSIFICATION, ENERGY POLICIES, ENERGY PRICES, ENERGY PRODUCTION, ENERGY PROGRAMS, ENERGY PROVIDERS, ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, ENERGY SECTOR, ENERGY SERVICES, ENERGY SOURCES, ENERGY STRATEGY, ENERGY SUPPLIES, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, EQUIPMENTS, FINANCIAL INVESTMENT, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FOSSIL, FOSSIL FUEL, FOSSIL FUEL POWER, GAS TURBINE, GENERATION, GENERATION CAPACITY, GENERATOR, GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS, GEOGRAPHICAL AREA, GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS, GEOTHERMAL CAPACITY, GEOTHERMAL POWER, GHG, GLOBAL ENERGY SUPPLY, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION, GRID ELECTRICITY, GRID MODEL, HARDWARE, HEAT, HUMAN RESOURCES, HYDROPOWER, IMPLEMENTATIONS, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INNOVATION, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION, LICENSE, LICENSES, NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY, NATIONAL GRID, NEGATIVE IMPACTS, NETWORK CONNECTION, NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE, NETWORKS, OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS, OFFSHORE WIND, OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT, OFFSHORE WIND FARMS, OIL, OIL PRICES, OPEN ACCESS, PHOTOVOLTAICS, POWER GENERATION, POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES, POWER GENERATORS, POWER PLANT, POWER PROJECT, POWER SECTOR, POWER SOURCES, POWER SYSTEM, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, PROCUREMENT, PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY, PUBLIC UTILITY, QUALITY OF SERVICE, QUERIES, RELIABILITY, RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY, RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION, RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATORS, RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANNING, RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY, RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCERS, RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS, RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE, RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES, RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, RENEWABLE GENERATION, RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD, RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS, RENEWABLE POWER, RENEWABLE RESOURCE, RENEWABLE SOURCE, RENEWABLE SOURCES, RESULT, RESULTS, SITES, SMALL HYDROPOWER, SOLAR POWER, SOLAR POWER PLANTS, SOLAR THERMAL, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, TARGETS, TECHNICAL SKILLS, TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, TELEPHONE, TOTAL ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION, TRANSACTION, TRANSLATION, TRANSMISSION FACILITIES, TRANSMISSION GRID, TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSMISSION LINES, TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATION, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSIONS, USER, USERS, UTILITIES, VOLTAGE, WIND, WIND CAPACITY, WIND DEVELOPMENT, WIND ENERGY, WIND FARM, WIND GENERATION, WIND PARKS, WIND POTENTIAL, WIND POWER, WIND POWER CAPACITY, WIND POWER GENERATION, WIND POWER PLANTS, WIND POWER POTENTIAL, WIND RESOURCE, WIND RESOURCE POTENTIAL, WIND RESOURCES, WIND SPEED, WIND SPEEDS, WIND TURBINES, WINDS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16406341/transmission-expansion-renewable-energy-scale-up-emerging-lessons-recommendations https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9375
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