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

2. IRENA Regional Initiatives

3. 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

4. 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)

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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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 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

13. ACEC Project Support
ACEC/WACEC

14. Partnerships

15. 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

16. 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

17. THANK YOU