Collaborative Approach to Promote Mini-Grid Systems - Roderick de Castro

7/28/2019 Collaborative Approach to Promote Mini-Grid Systems - Roderick de Castro

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COLLABORATIVEAPPROACH TO PROMOTE

MINI-GRID SYSTEMS


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Electrification for 1,500 Barangays


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Conceptual Framework

Rural

Electrification

Households

Community

LightingLight

Improved

Facilities

Economic

Activity

Peace & order

Extended

hours

Mobility

Other

processing

Post-harvest

Multi-

purposeCenter

Water

System Places of

Worship

Health

Center

Telecom

Access

Convenience

HH chores

Studying

Livelihood

Personal

Comms

Radio

TV News

Entertainment

Cooking

Ventilation

Laundry

Refrigeration

Schools

health &

safety


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What was Delivered

Rural

Electrification

Households

Community

LightingLight

Improved

Facilities

Economic

Activity

Peace & order

Extended

hours

Mobility

Other

processing

Post-harvest

Multi-

purposeCenter

Water

System Places of

Worship

Health

Center

Telecom

Access

Convenience

HH chores

Studying

Livelihood

Personal

Comms

Radio

TV News

Entertainment

Cooking

Ventilation

Laundry

Refrigeration

Schools

health &

safety


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Challenges to SustainableOperation

GRIDDIESEL

MINI-GRIDSOLAR

About 1/3 do not pay

on time

High cost and difficult

transport of diesel Battery replacement

High System Lossesfor the EC

High cost ofmaintenance

Problematic batterycharging station

Low Load Factor

Limited operating

hours and very lowLoad Factor

Continuing technical

support and aftersales service

Organizational Capacity


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BEACON Key Results

Energized the poorest barangays in the country

Provided limited household and community benefits

Initiated local participation and capacity building

Piloted partnerships with government and other donors

Documented the program for all stakeholders


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Lessons Learned

Development requires more than electrification. Donor

agencies have to work together to ensure convergence of

initiatives.

Local institutional development and participation are crucial

to relevance of electrification efforts.

Sustainability of off-grid systems requires that the

community be given competency training and continuinglinkage with external support organizations.

Some technology options need rethinking.


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Recommendations

Site-specific planning in lieu of generic target-setting

and budgeting

Sustainability and the role of Renewable EnergyTechnical and financial review of options

Enhanced roles of local institutions at the community

andmunicipal/provincial/regional levels

New paths forintra-government and multi-donor

partnership


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Productive Communities throughSustainable Rural Electrification

FINANCING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMS

POLICIES

VISION:

PERSPECTIVE

Access to electrification for the

remotest and poorest communities

More households will benefit fromthe program

Funding available for livelihood devtand basic services enhancement

STRATEGIC AIMS

Improved capacity to pay ofcommunities

Basic Services Enhancement :Education & Health

Payment recovery for intensification

Public-private SectorPartnerships

Flexible sustainability models

Subsidies from government

and other funding agencies

Involvement of Micro-financinginstitutions

Access to commercial bank funding

Micro-financing communityorganizing

More programs on livelihooddevelopment

Integrating programs on livelihooddevelopment and basic servicesenhancement to electrification

Energy Family involvement in

rural electrification(ERC,NPC,NEA)

DOE led sustainable ruralelectrification projects: World

Bank - RPP

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS

Banks relaxes loan requirements forrural electrification programs

More MFIs provide windows for ruralelectrification

More Barangay power Associations(BAPA)

Integrated development programsparticipated in by government, NGOs

and the private sector

Sustainability strategy adopted bybeneficiary barangays or households

Involvement of Energy Familyin strategic planning for rural

electrification

DOE led sustainabilityprograms existing

STRATEGIC MEASURES


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Sustainable

and Relevant

Programs

Economic

Development

Activities

Values

Formation

SUSTAINABLECOMMUNITIES


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MARKET SEGMENTATION


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Department

of Energy

Provide list of

barangays needing

electrification

AMORE

Initial visit and

assesment of selected

barangays

Selects barangays for

electrification

Social

Preparation

Stakeholders Dialogue

Barangay Electrification Plan

Development

Community Preparation

Activities

Systems

Installation

>Project Design

Procurement

installation

SUSTAINABILITY

Design of O & M

Collection System

Training and Local

Capability Building


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Community Organizing1. Organize

SoPA

(officers/me

mbers)

2. VMG

planning,

CBL,

Compile

docs for

DOLE

registration

3. Setting up

organization

al records

and finance

books

4. Training

5.

Installation

6. Monitoring& evaluation

7. Phase out

a. Prepare application form

b. Bring tarpaulin w/ logo of

TEFI and sample system

Note: documents needs to

gathered or process formonitoring purposes of the

RECDA

Note: CapacityBuilding Training for

Financial Management

(RECDA)

Note: CapacityBuilding Training for

Leadership Training and

Livelihood Training (RECDA)

Note: Installation

Monitoring form

Holistic monitoring

of community

development

Sustainable

Communities with

measurable growth


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CLUSTERING ZANECOCLUSTER A CLUSTER B CLUSTER C

MUNICIPALITIES/Barangays

:

1. KATIPUNAN

a. Filmagas

b. Dabiak

2. ROXAS

a. Panampalay

3. SIAYAN

a. Pangeb. Balunokan

MUNICIPALITIES/Barangays:

1.SERGIO OSMEA

a.Macalibre

b.Princesa Freshia

c.San Jose

d.San Antonio

e.Nazareth

f.Pinaciog.Bagumbayan

MUNICIPALITIES/Barangays:

1. LEON T. POSTIGO

a. Titik

b. Midatag

2. LABASON

a. Kipit

b. Lapatan

c. San Isidro

d. Banyanga Island, Barangay

Antonio3. BOUNDARY

a. Kalawit

4. KALAWIT

a. Fatima

b. Daniel Maing

5. SALUG

a. Tambalang

b. Dipolod

6. GODOD

a. Bunawan


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INPUTS ACTIVITIES OUTPUT

OLD

NEW

Hardware: Poles

and Wires

Labor

Construction of Grid

extension lines

Testing/Commissioning

Switch-on

Organizing Barangay

Power Association

Turn-Over to Electric

Cooperative

Barangays withelectricity

Hardware

Barangay DevelopmentAssociations

Development financing

Subsidies

Social Development

Programs

Construction of

lines/installation of

panels (Bayanihan)

Capacity Building on

Livelihood and Basic

Services enhancement

Development of

sustainability and

intensification strategy

Productive

Communities


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ADVANTAGES OF A MINI-GRID SYSTEM

Easier to manage in terms of O & M,

Community Organizing compared to a stand

alone solar home system

A better solution in terms of viability

Very much more sustainable

More applicable uses


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Address or harmonize the EPIRA Law with the

RE Law, specifically on the clause for

Missionary Electrification

Lack of regulatory policies on off-grid areas

waived by distribution utilities

Limitations on technologies/systems/Supply

Chain availability in the Philippines

Obstacles in the Implementationof Mini-Grid Systems in the

Philippines


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