Our workshop focuses on off-grid village energy in the East African Community. These slides highlight the key points from the presentations on Day 1. 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. 0900 Welcome : Prof Esther Mwaikambo, Sir Brian Heap, Ms Maria Berlekom
0915 Opening Speech: Mr Lutengano Mwakahesya,Tanzania REA
0945 Presentation: SmartVillage Concept : Dr John Holmes
Plenary Discussion to refine/adapt/augment to circumstances in E Africa
1100 Keynote Speech on village level energy situation in E Africa: Ewan Bloomfield
1130 Case Study “Elevator Pitches”
Discussion of case studies
1400 Panel Session 1 – breakthrough approaches
-Technology overview :Dr Ahmad Zaidee Laidin, Akademi Sains Malaysia
- Organic photovoltaics & biopolymer capacitors: Prof Olle Inganäs
- Sustainable implementation : Dr Heather Cruickshank, Cambridge University
- Environmental impact : Prof Sverker Molander, Chalmers University, Sweden
- African Network for Solar Energy: ProfTeketelYohannes, Univ. ofAddis Ababa
1615 Breakout groups
1700 Report back to plenary
1720 Feedback & End
Day 1:Tuesday 3rd June 2014

2. • Tanzania aim to be middle income country by 2025 → substantially
increase energy access
• Dispersed communities → off-grid alongside grid extension
• Key factors:
• Effective collaboration private sector / NGOs / Government
• Enabling productive use of energy
• Addressing affordability
• Improving energy efficiency
• Importance of this workshop
Opening Speech:Mr Lutengano Mwakahesya,
Tanzania Rural Energy Agency

3. Ensuing discussion:
• Influences on choices on where to live: villages or cities (surveys)
• Short v long-terms views: dangers of ‘lock-in’ to unsustainable
energy system
• Issue of cooking: 90% of energy use
• Energy to increase productivity
• Anchor loads in shopping/business centres, schools and hospitals
• Role of science academies
Smart villages concept: John Holmes

4. Recommendations:
• Increase policy focus on rural energy: targets and capacity building
• Learn/share lessons in EastAfrica: technologies and business
models
Discussion:
• Illegal charcoal production: legalise and regulate?
• E Africa aims for industrialisation → focus of energy projects
• Smart villages as complimentary to urban/industrial development
Village Level Energy Situation in East
Africa: Ewan Bloomfield

5. 1. SolarAid/Sunny Money: MalgorzataWojewodka
2. DC Hydro: Dan Klinck
3. Embark Energy: Joshua Kabugo
4. Global Cycle Solutions: JodieWu
5. Wind power Serengeti: Arthur Karomba
6. UNIDO mini-hydro/grid: Emmanuel Michael
7. MOBISOL: Robert Zeidler
8. TANESCO: Samwel Kessy
9. Terrat smart village: Steve Martin Kariongi
10. TwendeTechnologies /TAREA / Kakute: Jim Elsworth
Elevator Pitches

6. • Solar lamps/home systems:
• Commercial – payment schemes
• Quality products – good support
• Micro-hydro:
• Up-front assessment
• Cost of financing
• Importance of productive uses:
• Job opportunities: stay in villages
• Training: business and technical
Elevator pitches: some key points

7. 1. Technology overview :Dr Ahmad Zaidee Laidin, Akademi Sains
Malaysia
2. Organic photovoltaics & biopolymer capacitors: Prof Olle Inganäs
3. Sustainable implementation : Dr Heather Cruickshank, Cambridge
University
4. Environmental impact : Prof Sverker Molander, Chalmers University,
Sweden
5. African Network for Solar Energy: ProfTeketelYohannes, Univ. of
Addis Ababa
Breakthrough Approaches

8. • Organic materials for solar cells and storage
• Potentially much cheaper
• Knowledge and production in Africa: supportive networks
• Lessons from Malaysia
• Strong policy framework with road maps
• Waste products acquire value
• ‘top-down’ smart village: Rimbunan Kaseh
• Environmental assessment:
• Avoid problem shifting
• Sufficiently broad: influence project
• Sustainable implementation:
• Engaged engineers
• Indigenous knowledge & local innovation
Breakthrough Approaches: some key points

9. • What new technologies and improvements to existing technologies are most needed
to enhance the prospects of off-grid village energy provision and use?
• What research, development and demonstration activities are needed to deliver
these new and improved technologies, and how can researchers in developing and
industrialised countries best collaborate?
Breakout Groups: 1 and 2
Technologies:
• Plug and play
• Smart monitoring / control systems
• Hybrid systems
• Thermal & mechanical energy: not just electricity
R&D:
• Connecting researchers with site-specific problems
• Better evaluation: needs / location specific issues
• Education in formal system

10. • Where are the main shortfalls in skills and capacity (scientific/technical/engineering
and business/finance/regulation) in respect of the provision and use of off-grid
energy?
• Where should training and capacity development initiatives best be targeted to
maximise impact?
Breakout Groups: 3 and 4
• Identify & use knowledge/skills in the community
• Identify and train potential entrepreneurs: business & technical skills
• Awareness & training according to needs of the village
• Training of finance community: better understand energy for
development
• Training in site/project evaluation

11. 0900 Summary of day 1 : John Holmes, EASAC
0915 Panel Session 2 – key energy uses
- Clean water: Simon Bartlett, Coca Cola
- Rural healthcare innovations: Dr Kanav Kahol (video presentation)
- Rural Public Health: WHOTanzania
- Poor people’s energy outlook: Ewan Bloomfield, Practical Action
-Agricultural innovation: Dr ClaudiaCanales Holzeis, Oxford University
1130 Mini Keynote:TERI India Africa programme: Dr Janakaraj Murali
1145 Breakout groups to consider energy needs and possibilities in rural communities
1230 Report back to plenary
1400 Panel Session 3 – other perspectives on village level energy
-Tanzania Rural EnergyAgency: EngAdvera Mwijage
- Fostering entrepreneurship: EmmaCaddy, ERM Foundation
- International Development: Magdalena Banasiak, DFIDTZ
- Societal repercussions: Dr Helene Ahlborg, CTH
-Technical training: Dr Justus Simiyu, University of Nairobi
1630 Keynote address 2 on GlobalVillage Energy Partnership: Lindsay van Landeghem
1700 Plenary discussion on overall perspective and choose final breakout topics for
tomorrow
Day 2: Wednesday 4th June 2014