Technical assistance
Rural electrification. Solar power Power distribution
Feasibility study, tender document, assistance to contracting, supervision and control of the supply and installation of 16 mini-hybrid solar power plants (10 - 200 kWc)
| Country : | Ivory Coast |
| Client : | Expertise France |
| Start Date : | 11/2018 |
| Completion Date : | 07/2021 |
| Value of services : | 554 970 EUROS |
| Funder : | European Union |
| Associate/Partner : | FINERGREEN, POWERCOM, H&B Consulting (subcontractors) |
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| Description : |
The objective of this component "Decentralized Rural Electrification through Renewable Energy" (ECLER Ivoire Project) is to provide off-grid electrification solutions based on renewable energy to rural communities. It includes the realization of autonomous networks powered by hybrid solar power plants (photovoltaics/generators with energy storage batteries) and the installation of individual photovoltaic systems in 24 localities of 100 to 1000 inhabitants in the departments of Tiassale, Korhogo, ZBongouanou, Koro and Minignan. In a second phase, Expertise France has contracted a construction company to carry out the electrification of 16 isolated villages in the North of Abidjan (department of Tiassalé) and in the West (departments of Koro, Minignan, Ouaninou, Touba, and Biankouma): - construction of 16 mini-solar hybrid power plants between 10 and 200 kWp; - construction of the associated BT and MT distribution networks; - connections, including the installation of interconnecting meters; - installation of solar kits for very remote households. The project aims at providing the full electrification of the villages and all 23 permanent camps that depend on the electrified villages. CI Energies is the final owner of the built infrastructure. |
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| Description of the Actual Services Provided | (I) In the first phase of the project, the feasibility study includes in particular, for each locality: -An assessment of the demand for electrical energy (in power and energy) and its projection on the lifetime of the works and an assessment of its potential development. -An analysis of possible strategies for energy management and demand management; -The development of the service scheme and the dimensioning of power generation and distribution equipment, including, for localities under MV line, the control of voltage drops and the feasibility of a connection to the national grid; -An economic analysis (cost-benefit analysis of electrification options) and tariff analysis, based on a feedback of experiences in terms of investment costs and electrification solutions applied in the sub-region and taking into account the Ivory Coast context; - A study of the management mode taking into account the specific context of Côte d'Ivoire and the legal and regulatory framework in effect in the electricity sector, -A proposal for a strategy to promote energy efficiency and productive uses of electricity in favour of women and young people; -A simplified environmental and social assessment; -A monitoring and evaluation plan of the expected impacts; -The preparation of tender documents for the supply of equipment and the execution of works. - Technical analysis of bids in the framework of the award of contracts. IED has carried out more than 2700 addressing surveys (GPS point + customer characterization) as well as a sampling of 1000 detailed consumption surveys based on ODK questionnaires carried out from tablet with households. (II) In the second phase of the project, IED carries out the supervision and control of works during the whole execution period, as well as the follow-up during the 12 months warranty period. IED conducts the supervision in close coordination with the Contracting authority (Expertise France) and its associate, final beneficiary of the infrastructures (CI Energies). |