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Funded by “Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership “(REEEP)
27th February 2013
CHOICES SA - Energy Access for Improved
Rural Livelihoods in the Blue Crane Route
Municipality (BCRM)
Feedback from the BCRM energy survey
A key stakeholder in
the BRM and key supporter of the CHOICES-SA Project.
Mayor: Majorie
Nontutuzelo Scott
catalyse long term support from key stakeholders,
notably the municipality and investors .
build capacity of communities to understand
sustainable energy markets and attract investment.
explore and promote the feasibility
of community driven energy
service delivery.
Mr. Sisa Njikelana:
Chairperson of PCE in RSA
Parliament
… “energy access for rural
communities is a priority of
Energy Portfolio Committee”
A recent quotation on energy access . . .
In Africa today 800m people do NOT have
access to electricity – this number will
increase to 1.1 billion people in the next
decade [NEPAD]
SA needs to find a balance between energy
access and affordability
Christoph Frei: World Energy
Council Secretary General.
Talking at the Africa Energy
Indaba, Sandton RSA.
Assess the relative importance of energy services with
respect to other community issues;
Determine the community energy needs;
Determine the current community energy use;
Determine key perceptions relevant to current use and
possible energy access from local energy source
(renewable energy)
Build capacity and social infrastructure to facilitate the
Project into the future.
. . . It is critical for the BCRM to have credible baseline information for
planning purposes . . .
John Notoane
energy survey objectives. . .
BCRM Energy Survey Process . . .
survey questionnaire design process.
do not re-invent the wheel.
consultation with local & international experts
language considerations; English/Afrikaans/Xhosa
sampling of target households for survey
urban/peri-urban/rural; grid/off-grid
survey questionnaire implementation process
use locals to conduct survey
data capturing done locally too
ward committees, PSC part of survey process
THANK YOU
TO THE CHAMPIONS FOR CONDUCTING THE ENERGY SURVEY
IN THE BCRM
. . .
PSC Chair: Cllr. Mali
energy survey champions
CHOICES-SA Participatory Energy Survey Implementation Structure
Project Steering Committee
Councillor: Somerset East
Councillor: Pearston Councillor: Cookhouse
Project Energy Survey Coordinator
Survey Coordinator: Pearston
Survey Coordinator: Somerset East
Survey Coordinator: Cookhouse
Interviewers Interviewers Interviewers
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Blue Crane Development Agency – Survey Office Facilities
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Energy Surveys Target Samples
% of Population No-grid Access
Sample Size
Grid Access
Sample Size
Number of
interviewers
Somerset
East
47.4% 109 158 13-8
Pearston 11.5% 26 38 4-6
Cookhouse 14.8% 34 49 4-8
Rural 26.3% 60 88 7-8
Total 100% 230 334 28- 26
Total Sample 564
Cllr. Manxoweni – “it is important for the Choices -SA Project NOT to create wrong expectations in the communities”
Key messages from the energy survey
88% of households have 1 or 2 children at
school – impact of energy access on education;
72% oh households use electricity for lighting,
and these costs keep going up!
The energy economy is cash based, no credit is
used (or available);
About 56% of respondents have cell phones –
important to enable communication.
Key messages from the energy survey
where electricity is used, all other fuels are abandoned – why?
How best does the BCRM promote energy mixing?
87% of households have income =< R2500. What portion is
spent on energy and why? Increasing access has to be
incremental to be sustainable.
FBE lasts for 4 weeks in 7% of households! What makes this
possible? How do we improve on this?
62% uses electricity for cooking & but 25% for space heating;
64% prefer firewood for space heating – health/cost?
of all sampled households, 62% of energy purchase and use
decisions are made by women;
A good place to start . . .
With our current socio economic profile of the
BCRM household, we need to find ways to be more
efficient with our energy uses, look closely at more
renewable forms of energy AND find the best mix of
energy options that will stretch resources currently
spent on energy access.