by David Claassen, Zest WEG Group
Published in:
Electricity+Control, July 2016 (pages 20, 21)
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While policymakers continue to grapple with the dire shortage of electrical energy in sub-Saharan Africa, the private sector has an important role to play in shouldering some of this burden. Large centralised base-load energy projects have long planning and execution cycles and require large capital investments. In addition, they are all accompanied by extensive transmission infrastructure requirements to connect the source of power to the consumer. At times, this can overshadow the cost of the power station, alone. For this reason, there is a strong motivation for more decentralised energy generation models that see the decoupling of buildings and industries from national grid networks, and bringing the source of energy closer to the consumer. These projects can be delivered quickly, are more cost effective and easier to manage in their execution stages.
Take note
• There is a dire shortage of electrical energy in sub-Saharan Africa.
• There is a strong motivation for more decentralised energy generation models.
• This will see the decoupling of industries from national grid networks bringing the source of energy closer to the consumer.
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