From the bottom up
Subtitle: how small power producers and mini-grids can deliver electrification and renewable energy in Africa
By: Bernard Tenenbaum, Chris Greacen, Tilak Siyambalapitiya, and James Knuckles
Contributors: Greacen, Chris; Siyambalapitiya, Tilak; Knuckles, James; World Bank
Series: Directions in development; Directions in development (Washington, D.C.)
Publisher: The World Bank
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9781464800931; 9781464801112
Subjects: Rural electrification; Small power production facilities; Distributed generation of electric power; Remote area power supply systems
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-392).
Table of contents: title: Introduction --; title: Small power producers, small power distributors, and electrification: concepts and examples --; title: The regulation of small power producers and developers: an overview --; title: Regulatory processes and approvals: who approves what, when, and how? --; title: The regulatory treatment of subsidies, carbon credits, and advance payments --; title: Regulatory decisions for grid-connected small power producers --; title: Grid-connected spps: creating workable feed-in tariffs --; title: The technical and economic rules governing grid-integration interconnections and operations --; title: Regulatory decisions for small power producers serving retail customers: tariffs and quality of service --; title: When the big grid connects to a little grid --; title: Some final thoughts.