Ludewa district rural electrification programme - mini hydropower
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Fondazione ACRA Tanzania
Ludewa District Rural Electrification Programme
(mini hydro-power)
Projects:• Mawengi – LUMAMA
Total power:300 kW 8 villages connected ~1,700 customer Isolated mini grid
• Lugarawa HP
Total power: 1850 kW 20 villages connected ~7,000 customer Grid connected
Projects location
• Electricity is innovation: people want electricity but can’t “see” and know the opportunity for socio-economic development
• Multi-stakeholders participation: communities, district and village authorities, NGOs, private sector, academy
• Participatory decision making and planning
• Use an integrated approach, breaking the walls among sectors: Resources optimization Value chain development Synergies: Energy for
Agriculture Production Transformation Commerce
Basically: creating more with less
Approach
COMMUNITIES COMMITMENT IS A KEY FACTOR IN SUCCESS OF ANY PROJECT
• Ownership of the power plant through a community based social enterprise: consumers are members (LUMAMA)
• Consumers association as a shareholder together with other stakeholders (Lugarawa)
• Split ownership between energy production, transmission and distribution: – Production entails big investments and is interesting for private investors– Communities could own or participateto distribution networks (senseof ownership, strength sustainability)
COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT MODELS
NEW BUSINESS MODELS
New business development – market creation
- Grant for adoption of electrical equipment for processing
- Technical and managerial training
- Selection of a number of enterprises (i.e.: carpentries, oil and flour producer, welding, fruit processing, tailoring, etc.)
ELECTRICITY IS AN ESSENTIAL ASPECT IN BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY CREATION, BUT NOT SELF-SUFFICIENT
establishment ofdemonstration plots for
Sustainable and profitable production
collect market information;supply chain analysis of
opportunities
FINANCING:• Upfront costs: Feasibility studies, environmental impact assessments
and bureaucratic procedures can affect heavily the investments• Need of subsidies for off-grid projects and for grid extension.• Mini-grids as an alternative
CUSTOMERS:• Tariff structure: Develop an appropriate and affordable tariff structure
and lowering connection costs next to zero• Developing “pay as you go” systems (pre-payment meters): to allows
consumers to better regulate consumption and to utility to get 100% bill recovery
• Customer Creation: needs of budget (or collaboration) to build PUE• Villages in the catchment have to be connected to the grid
Isolated mini-grid can be profitable though low profits to be expected
Lessons Learnt On:
ENVIRONMENTAL (HYDRO-POWER):• Need of financial resources for environmental conservation and
sustainable management of natural resources
SOCIAL:• Emphasis on participation into decision making processes and
governance of the service;• High involvement of local authorities (village, district) TECHNICAL:• Stress on strengthening capacities of national staff (technical,
managerial)
Private Investments are available but a friendly environment must be created
Lessons learnt oOn:
When there is no energy,
there is no colour, no shape, no life.(Caravaggio)
Eng. Davide CerettiEnergy Program Manager – Tanzania
+255.766.752.372 +39.335 64.69.488
skype: [email protected]