Electrification pathways for Kenya–linking spatial electrification analysis and medium to long term energy planning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15544499 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nandi Moksnes (0000-0002-8641-564X, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, corresponding author), Alexandros Korkovelos (0000-0001-5487-1002, KTH Royal Institute of Technology), Dimitrios Mentis (KTH Royal Institute of Technology), Mark Howells (0000-0001-6419-4957, KTH Royal Institute of Technology) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 095008-095008 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/aa7e18 |
| OpenAlex | W2755532912 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 7 |
In September 2015 UN announced 17 Sustainable Development goals (SDG) from which goal number 7 envisions universal access to modern energy services for all by 2030. In Kenya only about 46% of the population currently has access to electricity. This paper analyses hypothetical scenarios, and selected implications, investigating pathways that would allow the country to reach its electrification targets by 2030. Two modelling tools were used for the purposes of this study, namely OnSSET and OSeMOSYS. The tools were soft-linked in order to capture both the spatial and temporal dynamics of their nature. Two electricity demand scenarios were developed representing low and high end user consumption goals respectively. Indicatively, results show that geothermal, coal, hydro and natural gas would consist the optimal energy mix for the centralized national grid. However, in the case of the low demand scenario a high penetration of stand-alone systems is evident in the country, reaching out to approximately 47% of the electrified population. Increasing end user consumption leads to a shift in the optimal technology mix, with higher penetration of mini-grid technologies and grid extension
Economics · Electricity · Electricity generation · Electrification · Energy mix · Energy planning · Energy storage · Environmental economics · Geography · Grid · Population · Renewable energy · Rural electrification · Sustainable development · Variable renewable energy · Computer Science · Energy and Environment Impacts · Engineering · Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems · Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
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| Citations per year | 0.88 |
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |