1. Regional Perspectives of Community-Based Energy
THIRD REGIONAL NETWORKING FORUM
Community-Based Integrated Energy Initiatives (CBEI) –
The Way Forward for Thailand and her Neighbors
Sap Tai, 20 September 2016
Regional Perspectives of Community-Based Energy
Dr. Ludovic Lacrosse, Dr. Tran Quang Cu
Full Advantage Co., Ltd.

3. AMS commitments to RE

4. Overall Framework
All ASEAN Member States (AMS) give a high priority on providing their citizens access to electricity.
Around 20% of ASEAN population (around 120 million people) remain without access to electricity (almost 80% live in rural and remote areas).
There were many successful as well as unsuccessful rural electrification approaches that need to be shared between AMSs.
Lessons learned

5. Main aspects for RuE
1) Stable and predictable policy framework and reliable support policies. 2) Feasible financing mechanism. 3) Sustainable project setup and business models. 4) Appropriate and affordable technology solutions. 5) Proper address of socio-economic aspects and community involvement. 6) Continuous training and capacity building.

6. Mini Hydropower in Indonesia

7. Solar Home Systems In Cambodia

8. Biogas system in Myanmar

9. Hybrid solar/diesel in Vietnam

10. Conclusions/Recommendations (2)
Keep community organization small and functional (reputable local members)
Role of women in decision making/pricing (household energy managers)
Community ownership (management, affordability,…)
Standard M&E procedures (baseline)
Success = replication + scaling-up + sustainability

11. Solar home systems in Lao PDR

12. Solar home systems in Lao DPR

13. Main project activities involving community
Planning (energy needs, available resources, design,…)
Implementation (local organisation, construction, commissioning,…)
Operation, maintenance & management (O,M &M)

14. PROJECT PLANNING Community need assessment Pre-feasibility study
Design

15. Community need assessment
Current access to energy
Energy needs
Potential electricity demand
- household
- local businesses

16. Project pre-feasibility study
Existing renewable energy resources
Socio-economic impact
Environmental impact
Technology acceptance
Community contributions
Management setup
Site selection

17. Project design Technology selection Technical skills for O&M
Beneficiaries
Ownership
Institutional/business model
Organisation & management

18. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
Community organization setup
Construction
Commissioning and handing over

19. Community organization setup
Supervision and monitoring committee/
Investment committee/cooperative
Training and capacity building
- operators
- managers

20. Project construction In-kind contributions - land, - labour,
- materials.
Monitoring of construction works

21. Commissioning and handing over
Monitoring of commissioning and performance tests
Handing over process to community
- duration

22. PROJECT OPERATION, MAINTENANCE & MANAGEMENT
Operation, Maintenance & Management (O, M & M)
Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)

23. Operation, Maintenance & Management
O & M planning and organisation
Staff recruitment
Setup of management structure, including financial management (fee collection, payment of salaries, profit sharing,…)
Capacity building (technical/managerial)

24. Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
Technical performance
Financial performance
Socio-economic impact
Environmental impact

25. IMPACT OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
Economic (job creation, income generation, business development,…)
Social (access to new services, health, education, …)
Environmental

26. Economic Impact Job creation
- direct (workers, operators, managers, …)
- indirect (new businesses)
Income generation/productive use of energy
- household, handicraft, local businesses
Energy cost reduction
Community development (poverty reduction)

27. Social Impact
Household use of electricity (lighting, cooking, TV/radio, pumping, food preservation,…)
Health benefits (clinics, less smoke when cooking, lighting, TV health programmes,…)
Education (school facilities, longer study time, TV news & documentaries,…)
Community activities

28. Environmental Impact Locally - Household (smoke reduction)
- Forest conservation
Globally (GHG emission reduction)

29. Conclusions/Recommendations (1)
Strong involvement of local communities in all stages (initiation, planning, implementation, O,M & M, M&E)
Participatory approach (regular meetings, transparency, records,….)
Benefits: better design, strong local support (labour, in-kind,…)
Local ownership/sustainability
Role of women associations

30. Conclusions/Recommendations (2)
Keep community organization small and functional (reputable local members)
Role of women in decision making/pricing (household energy managers)
Community ownership (management, affordability,…)
Standard M&E procedures (baseline)
Success = replication + scaling-up + sustainability

31. RuE with mini-hydro power in Vietnam
Source: Vietnam-Sweden Rural Energy (VSRE) Project ( )

32. RuE with 500 kW biomass gasifier in Cambodia
Source: Ankur

33. RuE with Solar Home System in Lao PDR
Source: Sunlabob (

34. RuE with rice husk gasifier in Myanmar
Source:

35. Competent service at its best
About the “ASEAN Guideline on Off-Grid Rural Electrification Approaches”
Competent service at its best

36. Off-grid Rural Electrification
“ASEAN Guideline on Off-grid Rural Electrification Approaches (2013)” (

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