Software application
Information systems. Rural electrification N/A
Rural Electrification Decentralised Energy Options (REDEO): Development of a decision help software tool for rural electrification planning in Mekong river countries
| Country : | Cambodia. Laos. Vietnam. |
| Client : | ACE (Asean Center for Energy) |
| Start Date : | 2003 |
| Completion Date : | 2005 |
| Value of services : | 175 325€ |
| Funder : | European Union (EC ASEAN Energy Facility) |
| Associate/Partner : | AIT, Energy Program, ARMINES/CENERG |
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| Description : |
The project aims at providing planners and policy makers for rural electrification (RE) in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam (CLV) with a set of flexible, adapted and computerised planning tools for integrating sustainable distributed generation options in planning for rural electrification. The proposed approach cross-sectoral in essence and uses the support of Geographical Information Systems (GIS). The specific objectives are: * To review and assess existing software programmes which are decision aid tools for economic and financial analysis as well as to some extent electrical planning – for comparing grid extension to decentralised options (fuel based or using renewable sources of energy) for electricity supply. * The SOLARGIS software, developed by CENERG, offers the advantage of spatial planning, with a Geographical Information System interface, wherein energy resources and the electric network can be represented. The objective is to adapt and apply the approach to the participating countries (Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam) context, based on discussions with in country institutions. The developed tools will be apply in some pilot areas. * To provide information and exchange of experience of the approaches adopted in other countries which are further advanced in the integration of distributed generation options. |
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| Description of the Actual Services Provided | IED is in charge of the global coordinating of the task as well as the GIS component of the project. |