Solar electrification by the concession approach in the rural Eastern Cape: Phase 1. Baseline Survey

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dc.contributor.authorEnergy Research Centre
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-04T07:32:27Z
dc.date.available2016-02-04T07:32:27Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.updated2016-02-02T13:58:54Z
dc.description.abstractThe Energy Research Centre (ERC) at the University of Cape Town is in the final stage of a three year research project monitoring, evaluating and supporting non-grid energy service delivery in three remote rural areas in South Africa. The rural non-grid electrification programme, which was initiated by the South African Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) in 1999, seeks to widen access to electricity. The programme adopted the energy services company (ESCO) model using the fee-for service approach. The ESCO model grants private companies concessions to establish non-grid energy service utilities that install and maintain non-grid technologies for household use, supported by a government subsidy. A team of researchers conducted field studies in three of the five concession areas. These concession areas are located in the north-eastern corner of the KwaZulu Natal Province known as Maputaland, the northern part of the Limpopo Province and in the northern part of the former Transkei in the Eastern Cape Province. Ongoing research in the concession areas has been undertaken since May 2001. One objective of the field research was to assess the initial social impacts and service delivery of the SHSs in the rural communities and communicate the findings to the relevant stakeholders. This report is the first of a series on the impact of solar home systems in three provinces of South Africa. It provides information drawn from interviews with the Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) and the National Electricity Regulator (NER), the non-grid service providers and interviews with 681 households. Part 1 of this report introduces the operations of three energy service providers along the “fee-for-service utility model”. The three initial concessionaires and their customers are the subjects of the research that was conducted by the University of Cape Town. They are EskomShell in the Eastern Cape, Nura in KwaZulu Natal, and Solar Vision in the Limpopo Province.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitation (2004). Solar electrification by the concession approach in the rural Eastern Cape: Phase 1. Baseline Survey. <i>http://www.erc.uct.ac.za/Research/publications/04ERC-Solar%20electrification%20Eastern%20Cape-baseline.pdf</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16734en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation "Solar electrification by the concession approach in the rural Eastern Cape: Phase 1. Baseline Survey." <i>http://www.erc.uct.ac.za/Research/publications/04ERC-Solar%20electrification%20Eastern%20Cape-baseline.pdf</i> (2004) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16734en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationEnergy Research Centre. (2004). Solar electrification by the concession approach in the rural Eastern Cape. (Phase 1. Baseline Survey). Energy Research Centre, Cape Town, South Africa.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Energy Research Centre AB - The Energy Research Centre (ERC) at the University of Cape Town is in the final stage of a three year research project monitoring, evaluating and supporting non-grid energy service delivery in three remote rural areas in South Africa. The rural non-grid electrification programme, which was initiated by the South African Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) in 1999, seeks to widen access to electricity. The programme adopted the energy services company (ESCO) model using the fee-for service approach. The ESCO model grants private companies concessions to establish non-grid energy service utilities that install and maintain non-grid technologies for household use, supported by a government subsidy. A team of researchers conducted field studies in three of the five concession areas. These concession areas are located in the north-eastern corner of the KwaZulu Natal Province known as Maputaland, the northern part of the Limpopo Province and in the northern part of the former Transkei in the Eastern Cape Province. Ongoing research in the concession areas has been undertaken since May 2001. One objective of the field research was to assess the initial social impacts and service delivery of the SHSs in the rural communities and communicate the findings to the relevant stakeholders. This report is the first of a series on the impact of solar home systems in three provinces of South Africa. It provides information drawn from interviews with the Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) and the National Electricity Regulator (NER), the non-grid service providers and interviews with 681 households. Part 1 of this report introduces the operations of three energy service providers along the “fee-for-service utility model”. The three initial concessionaires and their customers are the subjects of the research that was conducted by the University of Cape Town. They are EskomShell in the Eastern Cape, Nura in KwaZulu Natal, and Solar Vision in the Limpopo Province. DA - 2004 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - http://www.erc.uct.ac.za/Research/publications/04ERC-Solar%20electrification%20Eastern%20Cape-baseline.pdf LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2004 T1 - Solar electrification by the concession approach in the rural Eastern Cape: Phase 1. Baseline Survey TI - Solar electrification by the concession approach in the rural Eastern Cape: Phase 1. Baseline Survey UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16734 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/16734
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation. Solar electrification by the concession approach in the rural Eastern Cape: Phase 1. Baseline Survey. http://www.erc.uct.ac.za/Research/publications/04ERC-Solar%20electrification%20Eastern%20Cape-baseline.pdf. 2004; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16734.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of Cape Townen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentEnergy Research Centreen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_ZA
dc.sourcehttp://www.erc.uct.ac.za/Research/publications/04ERC-Solar%20electrification%20Eastern%20Cape-baseline.pdfen_ZA
dc.titleSolar electrification by the concession approach in the rural Eastern Cape: Phase 1. Baseline Surveyen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsSolar electrificationen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsconcession approachen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsEastern Capeen_ZA
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uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
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