Full Text Available
Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.
Integrated rural energy planning for South Africa
Bibliography: pages 130-134.
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Energy Research Centre
2016
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867613257400844288 |
|---|---|
| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author | Loon, Marc John |
| author2 | Eberhard, Anton A |
| author_browse | Eberhard, Anton A Loon, Marc John |
| author_facet | Eberhard, Anton A Loon, Marc John |
| author_sort | Loon, Marc John |
| collection | Thesis |
| description | Bibliography: pages 130-134. |
| format | Thesis |
| id | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/17204 |
| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
| language | eng |
| last_indexed | 2026-06-10T12:33:15.376Z |
| license_str | Not specified — see source repository |
| provenance_str_mv | Harvested via OAI-PMH from UCTD — University of Cape Town Open Access Repository |
| publishDate | 2016 |
| publishDateRange | 2016 |
| publishDateSort | 2016 |
| publisher | Energy Research Centre |
| publisherStr | Energy Research Centre |
| record_format | dspace |
| source_str | UCTD — University of Cape Town Open Access Repository |
| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/17204 Integrated rural energy planning for South Africa Loon, Marc John Eberhard, Anton A Energy Research enery policies south Africa Bibliography: pages 130-134. Poor rural communities of South Africa frequently face shortages of convenient, affordable energy services. Sub-sectoral energy interventions that are not properly coordinated with each other and with the development context are unlikely to address the problems effectively. The methodology of 'integrated rural energy planning' (IREP) is a possible means of achieving this coordination. This process encompasses a new paradigm which is an improvement on the supply-driven thinking of the past. It seeks to overcome anomalies in the rural energy system in a way that places the final users of energy services at its centre, that coordinates planning between different energy sub-sectors, and integrates energy planning with economic planning processes. It emphasises continuity, efficient utilisation of resources, and genuine participation of rural people. Although originally designed for the energy sector as a whole, the theoretical methodology is applicable to rural regions of developing countries with only small modifications. International and local experience in IREP is not extensive, but it nevertheless provides valuable lessons regarding methodological and institutional requirements. The current trends in the institutional framework in South Africa show that while there are many obstacles to implementing an IREP process, there are also many unique aspects which suggest that an IREP process could be very effective. It seems clear that an appropriate way forward would be to launch a well-resourced and strategically-located initiative that would investigate, with care and foresight, the potential and relevance of an IREP process in South Africa. 2016-02-23T07:19:36Z 2016-02-23T07:19:36Z 1996 Master Thesis Masters MSc (Eng) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17204 eng application/pdf Energy Research Centre Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Energy Research enery policies south Africa Loon, Marc John Integrated rural energy planning for South Africa |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Integrated rural energy planning for South Africa |
| title_full | Integrated rural energy planning for South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Integrated rural energy planning for South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Integrated rural energy planning for South Africa |
| title_short | Integrated rural energy planning for South Africa |
| title_sort | integrated rural energy planning for south africa |
| topic | Energy Research enery policies south Africa |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17204 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT loonmarcjohn integratedruralenergyplanningforsouthafrica |