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Research Insights and Knowledge Headways for Developing Remote, Off-Grid Microgrids in Developing Countries

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  • Abhi Chatterjee

    (Sustainable Energy Systems, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6140, New Zealand)

  • Daniel Burmester

    (Sustainable Energy Systems, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6140, New Zealand)

  • Alan Brent

    (Sustainable Energy Systems, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
    Department of Industrial Engineering, and the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa)

  • Ramesh Rayudu

    (Sustainable Energy Systems, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6140, New Zealand)

Abstract

Recent reports from international energy agencies indicate that more than a billion of the population in the world is deprived of basic electricity provisions, confined mainly to the remote communities of developing nations. Microgrids are promoted as a potential technology for electricity provisions to off-grid rural communities, but have failed to reach their value proposition in the context of rural electrification access. In view of the rampant rural electrification issues, the objective of this paper is to furnish an understanding of, and advance the knowledge into, methods to facilitate the design and development of microgrid systems for remote communities in developing countries. The methodology involves an integrative review process of an annotated bibliography to summarise past empirical or theoretical literature. As such, this research is based on evaluation attributes, and identifies the challenges and barriers for remote microgrids through an analysis of 19 case studies. The paper concludes by proposing key aspects that need to be considered for developing a framework to improve the sustainability of electricity provisions for off-grid rural communities in developing countries.

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  • Abhi Chatterjee & Daniel Burmester & Alan Brent & Ramesh Rayudu, 2019. "Research Insights and Knowledge Headways for Developing Remote, Off-Grid Microgrids in Developing Countries," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(10), pages 1-19, May.
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