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Title: A geospatial approach towards defining cost-optimal electrification pathways in West Africa
Authors: Bissiri, Mounirah 
Moura, Pedro 
Figueiredo, Nuno Carvalho 
Silva, Patrícia Pereira da 
Keywords: Electricity access; Geospatial modelling; West Africa
Issue Date: Jun-2020
Publisher: Elsevier
Project: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB/05037/2020/PT/Centre for Business and Economics Research - University of Coimbra 
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UID/Multi/00308/2013/PT/Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers at Coimbra 
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/9471 - RIDTI/PTDC/EEI-EEE/29820/2017/PT/Tools for supporting the selection of energy efficient technologies 
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016434 
Serial title, monograph or event: Energy
Volume: 200
Abstract: West Africa holds some of the lowest electrification rates in sub-Saharan Africa with high disparities among countries and between urban and rural areas. Despite long-standing efforts to scale-up electrification levels, overall progress remains slow and highly cost-ineffective. Hence, it is crucial that electricity planning processes primarily address the questions of the complementarity between utility-scale and decentralised generation. This paper applies the Open Source Spatial Electrification Tool (OnSSET) to two ECOWAS countries - Burkina Faso and Cote d ' Ivoire - with the aim of determining the optimal combination of grid-connected and off-grid systems to serve rural and urban demand by 2030, using high-resolution geospatial data. This country-wide analysis highlights the fundamental role of off-grid solar photovoltaics and wind technologies in bridging the electricity access gap, particularly in Burkina Faso. Additionally, cheaper electricity costs in Cote d ' Ivoire could be taken advantage of through enhanced cross-border exchanges between the two countries.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10316/102578
ISSN: 0360-5442
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.117471
Rights: closedAccess
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