The workshop in Arusha explored the East African/Tanzanian environment for village energy, local case studies, challenges and opportunities, with a view to formulating policy recommendations for policymakers, funders, NGOs and other stakeholders the region. An important part of the workshop, and indeed the whole Smart Villages initiative work programme, was to gather evidence from existing projects that have provided or facilitated sustainable off-grid energy solutions in the developing world.The workshop gathered more than 50 experts, including policymakers, NGOs, off-grid energy entrepreneurs and others to look for solutions to providing energy to villages off the grid.

1. Poor People’s Energy Outlook
(PPEO) and Energy Market
System Framework
Ewan Bloomfield

2. World Energy Outlook 2010. Energy Poverty Chapter.
Energy injustice

3. Poor People’s Energy
Outlook report series
 Launched in 2010
 Prioritises energy needs from point of view of poor
people – response to IEA’s World Energy Outlook
 Redefines what energy access means:
– Heating and mechanical power alongside electricity.
– Community services and earning a living equally important
as household access.
– Establishes minimum standards for energy services that
people use (e.g. lighting, space heating & cooling,
cooking).

4. What is Total Energy Access
(TEA)?
• Access for households, enterprises and community services.
• Access to all energy supplies and services required to support human
social and economic development.

5.  Lighting
 Communication
 Powering appliances – irons,
fridges, fans etc.
 Information and
entertainment – radio & TV
Energy for Households

6.  Irrigation & motive power for
agriculture
 Storing and processing
agricultural products
 Powering tools and
equipment
 Accessing market information
Energy for Productive Uses

7. Energy for Community
Services
 Schools for lighting and
computers
 Clinics and hospitals for
lighting; storing vaccines
and blood; operating
equipment
 Street lighting and water
supplies

8. Measuring progress towards
universal access to energy

9. Global Tracking Framework

10. More than 70 countries have endorsed the SE4All goals

11.  $7.8 billion committed to
be delivered by 2030 v
$48 billion per year
needed.
 Only 2 commitments to
energy access objective
cover energy for
productive use and
community services.
Commitments under SE4ALL

12. Energy Market System
Framework
SERVICES (quality control, marketing & business development services)
FUNCTION 3
Distribution
FUNCTION 5
End Use
Consumption
FUNCTION 4
Retail
FUNCTION 2
Manufacture /
Generation
INPUTS (biomass, equipment, labour)
FUNCTION 1
Project
Development
LEVEL 3 - ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FACTORS
POLITICAL AND REGULATORY FACTORS
LEVEL 2 – SUPPORTING SERVICES
FINANCE (for end users and energy companies)
FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS
LEVEL 1 – ENERGY MARKET CHAIN
(ICS, Biogas, Solar PV, Electrification mini-grids, micro-hydro)

13. Identification of Market Barriers

14. Identifi
cation
Market System Level Issue Responsible Actor Potential Support Intervention Intervention
Categorisation
Level 3 - Enabling Environment
Lack of Clear Rural Electricity Policy
for Off-Grid Supply
Rural electrification policies in relation
to off-grid energy products are not
clearly specified without clear
strategies and objectives. In addition
clear policies in relation to kerosene
subsidies need to be developed to
ensure that solar PV lanterns can
compete against kerosene for off-grid
lighting.
Ministry of Energy Technical assistance to relevant policy makers to reform
rural electrification policies to increase the role of off-grid
electrification from solar PV systems through the
development and implementation of specific policies and
regulations. Improved policies will include targets and
strategies for rural electrification products, in particular
ensuring subsidies for fossil fuels (e.g. kerosene) do not
damage the development of the solar PV market.
Technical assistance to increase level of advocacy from
civil society and private sector solar PV companies to
eliminate unsupportive subsidies for kerosene.
TAP
TAAd
Level 1 - Market Chain
Low Quality of Solar PV Lanterns
The equipment for the energy
production is of a low quality and
often leads to breakdown of the
production systems.
Private sector
companies
Technical assistance to support product facilities of the
solar PV producers need to allow them to produce,
distribute and retail solar PV equipment and parts to
ensure they perform at a very high level to meet the
needs and expectations of the end users.
TAT
Level 2 – Inputs, Services and Finance
Lack of Quality Service and Parts for
Solar PV Lanterns
Retail and
Electronics
companies
Technical assistance to increase awareness and capacity
of retail and electronics companies to develop more
extensive networks of solar PV lantern service and spare
parts; to stock relevant spare parts and appliances to sell
to solar PV lantern users.
TAT
Identification of Market Interventions

15. Energy Service Market
Assessments

16. Participatory Energy Market
Mapping Workshops
 Recommendations
report to address
market barriers

19. Thank you
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