Session 6 - Smart Grid Solutions in Mini GridYC

7/29/2019 Session 6 - Smart Grid Solutions in Mini GridYC

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Yong Chen, IRENA


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1. Introduction of IRENA

2. Issue Paper on Renewable-powered

Micro/mini-grid for Rural Electrification inEast Asia

3. Other IRENAs Engagement - International

Off-grid Renewable Energy Conference

4. Questions for discussions

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1. Introduction of IRENA

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International Renewable Energy Agency

Established April 2011

Mission: Accelerate deployment of renewable energy

Members: 159 countries including signatories & applicantsMandate: Sustainable deployment of the six RE

resources (Biomass, Geothermal, Hydro,

Ocean, Solar, Wind)

Location: Headquarters in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Innovation & Technology Centre, Bonn, Germany

Director-General: Mr. Adnan Amin


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2. Issue Paper on Renewable-

powered Micro/mini-grid for

Rural Electrification in East Asia

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To identify the commonalities of the key

issues in each studied country

Design a conceptual framework to address

these issues at a regional level

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Conduct four country-specific studies

(Philippines, Malaysia, India and Thailand)

to capture the relative uniqueness of each

countrys case as a national context for the

development of renewable-powered

micro/mini-grids

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identify and analyze the critical and

emerging issues and challenges that

micro/mini-grids in each country are facing provide a standardized framework for

comparative analysis and generalization

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Why micro/mini-grids for rural

electrification?

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One of many examples:

powered by a biomass

gasification power plant (32

kW) in Dahwa, India


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What do we mean by rural smart

grid technology in developingcountries?

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Create a regional market for RE-powered

Micro/mini-grids;

By encouraging local entrepreneurs toexplore regional markets

By supporting intra-regional knowledge

sharing and capacity training

By facilitating integration of RE and EE in

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Objective Participants Platform to share experiences,

lessons learned and best

practices from across the

developing world

Identification of key barriers

350 delegates from more than 80

countries

30+ Representatives from African

Rural Electrification Agencies

Speakers with experience from

over 25 countries

Two-day conference with focus on scaling up of rural electrification in developing

countries through deployment of off-grid systems (mini-grid and stand-alone)


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Session 6 - Smart Grid Solutions in Mini GridYC