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THE SMART VILLAGES INITIATIVEDr John HolmesSenior Research Fellow, Oxford Univ.

26th August 2015

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AUGUST 2015

■ More than 1 billion people without access to electricity

■ 3 billion people still cooking on dirty, inefficient and harmful stoves

■ As a result, 4 million people dying each year

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UN SE4ALL INITIATIVE

■ Ensure universal access to modern energy services by 2030

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UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY BY 2030

30%

70%

New connections in rural areasIEA World Energy Outlook

Grid extension

Mini-grid and home-based

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ENERGY AS A CATALYST FOR DEVELOPMENT

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SMART CITIES: NEED FOR A VILLAGE LEVEL ANALOGUE

SMART VILLAGES

SMART CITIES

47% of world’s population and 70% of the world’s poor live in

rural villages

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SMART VILLAGES: SOME KEY FEATURES

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Education and health services ICT connectivity: distance learning and world’s knowledge

base Modern health services and tele-medicine

Foster entrepreneurship in provision and use of energy services

Capture more of the agricultural value chain Create new businesses

Through ICT connectivity, participate in governance processes

At local, regional and national levels Creating smart communities with strong rural/urban

linkages

Building more resilient communities better able to respond to shocks

Clean water and sanitation Affordable and nutritious food

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SHIFTING THE BALANCE OF OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN CITIES AND VILLAGES

Technological advances

Game changing technologies

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THE SMART VILLAGES INITIATIVE

Focus: local solutions for rural communities: mini/micro-grid and home-based approaches

Policy advice: an insightful, ‘view from the frontline’ of the challenges of village energy provision for development, and how they can be overcome

Engagement: bringing together the key players: scientists, entrepreneurs, villagers, NGO’s, financers, regulators and policy makers etc:

What are the barriers? How can they be overcome? What messages to funders and policy makers?

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Frontline experience

Smart Villages Initiative

More effective policy &

interventions

SVI: CONNECTION – INTERPRETATION - SYNTHESIS

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Project team: Universities of Cambridge and

Oxford

Key partners: - National Science

Academies - Practical Action /

TERI

Funding: charitable

foundations: CMEDT & TWCF

SMART VILLAGES INITIATIVE: A PARTNERSHIP

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SIX REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMES

East Africa – June 2014

SE Asia – January 2015

South Asia – April 2015

South America – January 2016

West Africa – April 2016

Central America – November 2016

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SIX REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMES

East Africa – June 2014

SE Asia – January 2015

South Asia – April 2015

South America – January 2016

West Africa – April 2016

Central America – November 2016

12 month engagement programmes:

• Workshops → reports/policy briefs• Briefing meetings• Capacity building event• Media training workshop• Entrepreneurial competition• Final event pulling together key

stakeholders

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REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMES: SOUTH ASIA

Done: Workshop in Nepal: April Participation in Delhi Sustainable Development

Summit: February SVI session at decentralised energy conference in

Bangalore, India: April Input to South Asia Cities Summit: May

To do: Workshop in Bangladesh (August) Workshop in Pakistan & schools competition

(October/November) India: state level brainstorms India: mini-grids workshop India: entrepreneurial competition – final at DSDS

2016 India: research project on energy, ITC and

entrepreneurship Workshop for science editors: Sri Lanka Masterclass with Indian politicians Wrap –up event for S Asia: Delhi: (April 2016)

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CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES

Forward look workshops

Research projects

Communications / outreach:■ Book of Essays■ Pocket guide■ Webinars■ Website: www.e4sv.org

Ongoing interaction with policy makers/stakeholders

Concluding events:■ European Union■ International (UN, World Bank etc.)

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THE SMART VILLAGES INITIATIVE

1. A key aim: identify framework conditions to: foster entrepreneurial activities maximise leverage of public sector funding

2. An underlying premise: to maximise social benefit and development impact:

integrate energy access with other development initiatives

take a community level approach

3. An important concern: to catalyse rapid progression through the various levels

of energy access

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Goal 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

■ 7.1 By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services

■ 7.2 By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix

■ 7.3 By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency

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GOAL 7: MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION TARGETS

■ 7.a By 2030, enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology.

■ 7.b By 2030, expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services for all in developing countries, in particular least developed countries, land locked developing countries and small island developing States in accordance with their respective programmes of action.

→ Investment in Energy Infrastructure→ Research and Technology

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INVESTMENT IN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE

■ Maximise leverage of public sector funding:■ additional US$ 50 billion + every year ■ need access to all sources of financing including international climate funds

■ Supportive policy and regulatory frameworks: plea from entrepreneurs: less red tape and some breathing space nurture home grown enterprises: business incubation / advisory support services

■ Integrate with other development initiatives: associated investments in healthcare, education, clean water/sanitation etc. investment in new enterprises and increased productivity of existing income

generating activities

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INVESTMENT IN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE (2)

Access to affordable finance: investment capital for mini-grid developers: support to de-risk and lower interest

rates working capital for SMEs to accelerate roll-out of SHS and solar lights novel financing schemes/business models for end-users

Public-private-community partnerships: community ownership and involvement necessary for success: key investment identify, train and support local champions important role of rural energy agencies to facilitate connections

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RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY■ Expanding the range of accessible services/appliances:

■ energy escalator approach to higher powers: TV, fridge, sewing machine etc.■ low energy appliances

■ Reducing costs / increasing durability:■ key contribution to economic viability■ potential future breakthroughs: e.g. printable organic solar cells■ need for focus on enhancing batteries: cost and lifetime■ poor quality products: quality assurance mechanisms

■ Scale of electricity systems:■ home/institution based■ small clusters of houses: DC nano-grids■ village-level AC mini-grids

■ Research and development:■ more applied research: improved links between university researchers & SMEs■ need for: improved control systems, ‘plug-and-play’ technologies, recycling

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GOAL 17: STRENGTHEN THE MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION…

■ Need for better collaboration: a confusion/competition of funders put in place frameworks for cooperation

■ Value of sharing of information & experiences: across East Africa and with other regions: role for the Smart Villages Initiative case studies of smart villages: value as integrating concept government/donor funded datasets of wind, hydro etc. potential

Focus on capacity building: systematic analysis across all stages and actors: training schemes to plug gaps

Develop approaches to monitor/evaluate development outcomes

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