Clean Energy Corridors in Africa Safiatou Alzouma Nouhou IRENA – Regional Programme Officer Sub-Saharan Africa 24 April 2017 - Windhoek, Namibia

IRENA Regional Initiatives

Rationale of the Clean Energy Corridor Concept Africa Clean Energy Corridor Energy Security Regional markets Job creation Reduction of environmental impacts Competitive prices and economies of scale Greening the ASEAN Power Grid Central America Clean Energy Corridor Renewable energy has great potential to help meet in a cost-effective and sustainable way the growing electricity needs of different regions. Increasing electrical interconnections between countries present great opportunities to harness the potential of renewable energy IRENA is developing clean energy corridors in the four regions shown on the map. By implementing these corridors IRENA will: build upon ongoing initiatives and political commitments increasing political support from energy and environment ministers and other stakeholders. promote a regional approach to developing renewables and thereby support economic development based on the immense potential of renewable energy resources. facilitate the supply of growing electricity demand in a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way – with maximum socio economic benefit. West Africa Clean Energy Corridor

Clean Energy Corridors in Africa Develop RE resources and integrate renewable power into grid Promote cross-border trade of renewable power Build on regional initiatives Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP) Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP) Africa Clean Energy Corridor (ACEC) West Africa Power Pool (WAPP) West Africa Clean Energy Corridor (WACEC)

ACEC Implementation Pillars Resource Assessment and Zoning Country and Regional Planning Enabling Frameworks for Investment Capacity Building Awareness-raising and Political Support

Resource Assessment and Zoning ACEC: Zoning exercise for Wind, Solar PV and CSP for all the 21 countries to determine the most feasible and cost effective RE zones WACEC: Identification of suitable zones for solar and wind energy projects at 1-km resolution (solar, wind) for on-grid and off-grid WACEC: Scoping assessment for the solar component completed by EU-TAF Activities Completed

Resource Assessment and Zoning Zoning work outcomes being used both at national and regional levels: In Swaziland for the updating of the energy master plan In Zimbabwe in the development of the renewable energy policy and as basis for the development of tenders Resource Assessment training for solar and wind in Djibouti Outcomes & Impacts

Resource Assessment and Zoning Analysis of selected sites in both ACEC and WACEC Due diligence process for selected sites within the identified RE zones to develop: a renewable power Generation Model, using high resolution time series data a Financial Model, including cash flow projections and IRR for the site This will help (i) decision makers in designing RE procurement process (ii) investors in assessing financial viability of the project Upcoming Activity

National & Regional Planning Objective Based on the results of the zoning exercise, development and implementation of least-cost System Planning Test models to support planning for long-term power generation expansion plans. SPLAT model tools developed and available; five regional training seminars held, with 140 African energy planners taking part Implementing SPLAT in updating of the Swaziland energy master plan, to be completed by mid-2017 (can be implemented in other ACEC countries) Integrate the zoning results into the regional master plans Integrate zoning results to identify projects of high regional importance to be included in the revision of PIDA Outcomes & Impacts

Enabling frameworks for Investment RRA Impact Completed for Djibouti, the Gambia, Ghana, Niger, Senegal, Swaziland, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia; In progress for Egypt, Mali and Zimbabwe They have triggered tangible changes in policies, legislations and institutional setups MOZAMBIQUE RE feed-in-tariffs adopted Rural Electrification approach revised to create room for more private sector involvement DJIBOUTI RRA used as basis for a geothermal intervention of USAID Inclusion of RE in the electricity Master Plan and Electricity Law Tax exemption for all RE equipment Developed national strategy for energy conservation focusing on renewables. SWAZILAND Grid Code adopted RE and IPP policies under development RE being integrated into national energy policy and legislation Integrated resource planning under development NIGER Creation of a new Rural Electrification Agency Reallocation of part of the tax on electricity for rural electrification as part of the internal resource mobilization mechanism for RE promotion

Enabling frameworks for Investment Regulatory Support Objective To support RERA and national regulators in the development, management and implementation of planning processes for the power systems operating with higher shares of renewables Outcomes Global best practices for utility Integrated Resource Plans in SAPP developed and results to be presented in 2017 Best practices implemented in two pilot countries – Namibia and Zimbabwe Regulatory training: First Africa Renewable Energy Training Week

Technical Assistance and Capacity Building: Post-RRA or Per Request Enabling frameworks for Investment Technical Assistance and Capacity Building: Post-RRA or Per Request Southern Africa Renewable Energy Statistics Workshop 1-4 December 2015 - Mbabane, Swaziland 1st training course of MESSAGE and SPLAT-SW 11-14 April 2016 – Mbabane, Swaziland Mozambique Renewable Energy Investment Workshop 21-23 November 2016 – Maputo, Mozambique Technical support for transition from FIT to Auctions Kenya 3rd & 4th training courses of MESSAGE and SPLAT-SW 17 October – 28 October 2016 – Mbabane, Swaziland 21 November – 25 November 2016, Mbabane, Swaziland Renewable Power Development in Southern African Power Systems: First Stakeholder Workshop 18-19 April 2016 – Windhoek, Namibia Renewable Energy Data Collection and Processing Workshop for South Africa 27-29 September 2016 – Pretoria, South Africa Technical support for a Policy, Strategy and Regulatory environment that support the development and deployment of RE both on- grid and off-grid Zambia 2nd training course of MESSAGE and SPLAT-SW 27 June – 08 July 2016 – Mbabane, Swaziland Training on Resource Assessment and Project Development 17-21 July 2016 – Djibouti, Djibouti

ACEC Project Support ACEC/WACEC

Partnerships

Insufficient coordination among stakeholders at national level Noteworthy Challenges Insufficient coordination among stakeholders at national level No structured coordination among development partners Absence of dedicated RE regional counterparts in the Eastern African region to coordinate work under different pillars Low capacity in countries to take the work forward; information and capacity acquired not disseminated

Recommendations Ensure coordination among various sectors and actors for a smooth implementation of the Clean Energy Corridors (ACEC/WACEC) Ensure continuing strong commitment at country level as well as the ownership of the Clean Energy Corridors Embed the clean energy corridors in national renewable energy and climate change agendas as well as the process of creation of a sustainable and low-carbon power market Given the fact that the Clean Energy Corridors build on PIDA, ensure that all the projects of regional importance coming out of ACEC/WACEC are considered to be part of the revised version of PIDA

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