Mini Grids in Cambodia : A Case Study of a Success Story
The Global Facility on Mini Grids of the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) hired Castalia to study the regulation of mini grids in six jurisdictions in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia (Kenya, Tanzania, and Nigeria; and Bangladesh, Cam...
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| Format: | Technical Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/143871512392218868/Mini-grids-in-Cambodia-a-case-study-of-a-success-story http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29019 |
| Summary: | The Global Facility on Mini Grids of the
Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) hired
Castalia to study the regulation of mini grids in six
jurisdictions in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia (Kenya,
Tanzania, and Nigeria; and Bangladesh, Cambodia, and the
state of Uttar Pradesh in India). The study’s objective is
to understand what regulatory settings governments may adopt
to scale up electrification through private development of
mini grids, drawing on the experience of these six
jurisdictions; provide technical assistance to four
countries that want to further develop their mini grids
framework; and disseminate findings and recommendations
globally to inform successful mini grids regulation. The
study focuses on mini grids defined as small,
privately-owned and operated systems with generation of up
to 10 megawatts (MW) capacity and a network that distributes
power to several customers. The study includes small mini
grids of less than 1 kilowatt (kW) capacity, also known as
‘micro’ or ‘pico’ grids. The six case studies are intended
to be combined in one report. The report is to provide a
cross-country comparison of these topics: it examines side
by side how each of the countries studied have responded to
a specific regulatory question, and presents a decision-tree
approach to developing regulatory frameworks for mini grids.
This case study is based on in-depth interviews with a
number of key stakeholders in Cambodia, conducted during and
after a research trip in August 2017. We supplemented the
insights gained from these interviews with extensive
background research. Several experts in the Cambodia context
and mini grids more broadly reviewed this case study for
accuracy and clarity, and we have incorporated their
comments while retaining a neutral fact-based position. |
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