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Solar mini-grid site selection handbook}}
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== Table of contents ==

Chapter 1. Introduction 5<br/>Chapter 2. Basic procedures for site selection 7<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;A. Site selection parameters 7<br/><span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span>B. Steps in site selection 8<br/><span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span>C. Analysis of evaluation results 11<br/>Chapter 3. Ranking the criteria parameters 12<br/><span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span>1. Exact location of installation 12<br/><span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span>a) Distance to existing power source 12<br/><span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span>b) Transmission distance based on population 13<br/><span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span>distribution<br/><span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span>c) Accessibility and topography 14<br/><span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span>2. Productivity 15<br/><span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span>3. Payment for services 16<br/><span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span>4. Magnitude of potential power consumers 17<br/><span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span>5. Security 18<br/>Chapter 4. Evaluation report 19<br/>

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== Introduction ==

A&nbsp;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkuOWcgH_0I mini-grid] is an integrated local electricity generation, <g class="gr_ gr_79 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep" id="79" data-gr-id="79">transmission</g>&nbsp;and distribution system serving numerous customers.<br/>Electrification is projected to boost and diversify the economic&nbsp;potential of a given area, by spurring other key enablers of development&nbsp;in the short and/or long term. All selection factors being equal, the most&nbsp;suitable site for installing a solar-hybrid mini-grid is the site that offers&nbsp;the biggest potential to transform the lives of intended beneficiaries.&nbsp;<br/>

Solar-hybrid mini-grids produce electrical energy through a mix of solar&nbsp;and any other resource — it could be a renewable resource like wind, or&nbsp;a fossil fuel like diesel used as a back-up. The combination makes <g class="gr_ gr_89 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="89" data-gr-id="89">solarhybrids</g>&nbsp;extremely versatile and adaptable to a wide range of uses and&nbsp;climatic conditions.&nbsp;<br/>

This site selection criteria handbook was developed with flexibility in&nbsp;<g class="gr_ gr_93 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep" id="93" data-gr-id="93">mind,</g> and can be used as a guideline by all actors in the energy sector to&nbsp;perform a site selection analysis for any mini-grid project, by carefully&nbsp;selecting the appropriate parameters that apply to their own areas of&nbsp;implementation.<br/>

The site selected for mini-grid implementation has a heavy impact,&nbsp;among other factors, on attracting both public and private investments&nbsp;and the overall sustainability of the system. In response to these factors,&nbsp;there is <g class="gr_ gr_96 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="96" data-gr-id="96">need</g> for a careful and thorough evaluation of potential sites for&nbsp;implementation in order to deliver both social and economic benefits to&nbsp;potential power consumers, as well as boost investment from the public&nbsp;and private sectors.

The guidelines incorporated in this handbook have been developed to&nbsp;assist all players in the energy sector, private sector actors, government&nbsp;institutions, academic institutions and development partners in site&nbsp;assessment and selection. The guiding principles are based <g class="gr_ gr_83 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace" id="83" data-gr-id="83">upon</g> the&nbsp;findings of the assessment of 14 sites, carried out by [https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/25332.html GIZ], REA, MoEP&nbsp;and Kenya Power between June and October 2013 in Marsabit, Samburu&nbsp;and Turkana counties, in the framework of the Scaling-Up Renewable<br/>Energy Programme (SREP) for Mini-Grids.&nbsp;<br/>

This handbook is divided into 4 chapters: Chapter 1 gives a basic&nbsp;introduction. Chapter 2 describes the procedures for site selection,&nbsp;Chapter 3 outlines in detail the ranking criteria parameters, while&nbsp;Chapter 4 gives a summary of what should constitute the final evaluation&nbsp;report. Some illustrations from the GIZ site selection process have been&nbsp;incorporated in this handbook, as a practical guide to how the process&nbsp;can be conducted with ease. It thus <g class="gr_ gr_103 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep" id="103" data-gr-id="103">establishes,</g> but is not limited to,<br/>the basic considerations for an adequate site selection process. Other&nbsp;parameters can be incorporated in addition to the ones discussed here.<br/>

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== Further information ==

<span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This guidebook has been developed as part of a series of handbooks on mini-grids. You can check out the other ones on the following web pages:</span>

*GIZ-ProSolar.&nbsp;[[:File:How_do_we_finance_it?.pdf|Mini-grid Financing]]? <g class="gr_ gr_251 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="251" data-gr-id="251">Aguide</g> to <g class="gr_ gr_367 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins replaceWithoutSep" id="367" data-gr-id="367">financing</g> of mini-grid companies and projects.July 2017.
*G<span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">IZ - ProSolar.&nbsp;</span>[[Mini Grid Licensing|Mini Grid Licensing]]<span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">?&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Lessons learned from the application for a&nbsp;power generation and distribution <g class="gr_ gr_91 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace" id="91" data-gr-id="91">permit</g>&nbsp;for the Talek Power Solar Mini-Grid Project. July 2015.</span>
*GIZ - ProSolar.&nbsp;[[Mini-Grid Sizing|Mini-Grid Sizing]]? How to assess the electricity demand for a community and determine the appropriate size of a new solar mini-grid. August 2016.
*ProSolar 2016 <g class="gr_ gr_88 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del" id="88" data-gr-id="88">factsheets</g>:&nbsp;[[:File:2016 GIZ ProSolar brief Leading the way to rural electrification.pdf|ProSolar]]&nbsp;project,&nbsp;Mini-Grids&nbsp;[[:File:Mini-Grids RBF Brochure.pdf|Result Based Funding]]&nbsp;(RBF) project.

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