Journal
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
Volume 16, Issue 1, Pages 54-64Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.07.136
Keywords
Off-grid rural electrification; Sustainability assessment; Renewable energy systems; Capacity development; Centralized solar; Multiple correspondence analysis
Funding
- Global COE of Tokyo Institute of Technology
- People and Management of Pangan-an Island Community Cooperative for Development (PICCD)
- Philippine Department of Energy, Energy Resource Development and Utilization Division (DOE-ERDUD)
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [23510040] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Renewable energy systems (RESs) have been promoted for rural electrification as an answer to the growing energy needs of communities while simultaneously satisfying environmental and resource scarcity problems. These off-grid systems however have several challenges in the perspective of sustainability due to the technically and financially weak recipients and users of the projects. There is still, however, less detailed understanding how the technical and economic aspects of the projects can properly match the social aspects to promote sustainability. This paper aimed to further understand the challenges and social impacts of rural electrification projects using RES through a case study of a centralized off-grid solar plant in the Philippines. The study used multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) to identify essential user attributes which explain the users' electricity consumption behaviors. The community cooperative had difficulties maintaining the facility in the long term due to financial and capacity related challenges. A holistic approach dealing with the technical, economic and social aspects in developing RES projects promote sustainability. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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