Energy efficiency as a means to expand energy access: A Uganda roadmap
Abstract
While energy efficiency can contribute significantly towards improving access to modern energy services, energy sector investments in many developing countries have largely focused on increasing energy access by increasing supply. This is because the links between energy efficiency and energy access, is often overlooked. This oversight of energy efficiency is frequently a missed opportunity, as efficiency is often a very cost-effective energy resource. In combination with grid expansion and new clean energy generation, efficiency efforts can help to ensure that reliable power is provided to the maximum number of customers at a lower cost than would be required to increase generation alone. Here in this paper we describe an analysis method for determining a country's energy efficiency priorities and devising an action plan to integrate energy efficiency as a resource for meeting a nation's energy access goals. We illustrate this method with a detailed case study of Uganda. If the most efficient technologies on the market were adopted in Uganda, 442 MW of generation-level demand could be offset and energy access for an additional 6 M rural customers could be achieved by 2030. Of this technical potential for efficiency, 91% is cost-effective, and 47% is economically achievable under conservative assumptions.
- Authors:
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- ICF International, Reston, VA (United States)
- US Agency for International Development (South Africa)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC); Power Africa
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1974038
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1543033
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Energy Policy
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 120; Journal ID: ISSN 0301-4215
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- energy efficiency; sustainable energy; Sub-Saharan Africa; clean energy; integrated resources planning
Citation Formats
de la Rue du Can, Stephane, Pudleiner, David, and Pielli, Katrina. Energy efficiency as a means to expand energy access: A Uganda roadmap. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2018.05.045.
de la Rue du Can, Stephane, Pudleiner, David, & Pielli, Katrina. Energy efficiency as a means to expand energy access: A Uganda roadmap. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.05.045
de la Rue du Can, Stephane, Pudleiner, David, and Pielli, Katrina. Thu .
"Energy efficiency as a means to expand energy access: A Uganda roadmap". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.05.045. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1974038.
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abstractNote = {While energy efficiency can contribute significantly towards improving access to modern energy services, energy sector investments in many developing countries have largely focused on increasing energy access by increasing supply. This is because the links between energy efficiency and energy access, is often overlooked. This oversight of energy efficiency is frequently a missed opportunity, as efficiency is often a very cost-effective energy resource. In combination with grid expansion and new clean energy generation, efficiency efforts can help to ensure that reliable power is provided to the maximum number of customers at a lower cost than would be required to increase generation alone. Here in this paper we describe an analysis method for determining a country's energy efficiency priorities and devising an action plan to integrate energy efficiency as a resource for meeting a nation's energy access goals. We illustrate this method with a detailed case study of Uganda. If the most efficient technologies on the market were adopted in Uganda, 442 MW of generation-level demand could be offset and energy access for an additional 6 M rural customers could be achieved by 2030. Of this technical potential for efficiency, 91% is cost-effective, and 47% is economically achievable under conservative assumptions.},
doi = {10.1016/j.enpol.2018.05.045},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 31 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Thu May 31 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
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