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RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AUTHORITY, ZAMBIA
Africa Electrification Initiative (AEI) Practitioner Workshop in Dakar, Senegal
REA's Experience in Implementing Rural Electrification Projects
A PRESENTATION BY STANLEY LYALABI, SENIOR MINI HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AUTHORITY
Presentation Outline
Background of the REA
Building up capacity within REA
Methods used in RE
Success story of REA
Challenges of REP
Scaling up local/private initiatives in RE
BACKGROUND OF REA/REP • A STATUTORY BODY CREATED THROUGH ACT No 20 OF
2003 • TO SPEARHEAD DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRICITY
INFRASTRUCTURE IN RURAL AREAS TO FACILITATE ACCESS
BREAKDOWN OF ELECTRIFICATION RATE (2006)
Proportion of Electricity Consumption by User Group
Grid Extension
Mini Hydropower Development
Solar PV Systems
Solar Mini Grid
Biomass
METHODS USED FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
BUILDING CAPACITY IN REA
• REA initially started with less than 4 professionals in 2004
• Now has over 30 professionals in various Departments: Technical Services, Finance, Support Services, Human Resources and Administration
• REMP, prepared with assistance from JICA
• JICA, World Bank and Sida assisting with capacity enhancement
REA has implemented over 80 grid extension project since its formation
Over 10 sites have been studied (prefeasibility and feasibility studies) for hydropower development
Over 300 solar PV systems have been installed at Chiefs’ palaces, schools and clinics
SSMP project to be implemented in 6 areas in Zambia
Mini Hydropower project soon to be constructed in Mwinilunga with assistance of Jica
World Bank (IAES) and EU funded projects
SUCCESS STORY OF REA
SUCCESS STORY OF REA MINI HYDRO SITES STUDIED
KASABA BAY PROJECT
KASABA BAY PROJECT
KASABA BAY PROJECT
CHALLENGES
• Limited funding • Level of staffing • Poor road infrastructure in project areas • Sparsely populated country • Insufficient installed generation capacity • Low tariff levels • Low income among targeted population
• Since Government liberalised the energy sector, private
participants allowed to invest
• Currently very low participation buy private sector due to various
challenges as explained above;
• REA has come up with a document called ‘Guidelines to Subsidies’
elaborating incentives for private investment in the power
generation
Private Sector Participation
Zambia: Africa’s New Frontier for Investments and Profits
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Website: www.rea.org.zm Email: [email protected]