Rural Electrification in off-grid areas in Colombia - Case study of Cumaribo Municipality

Rodriguez Bermudez, Sergio David

4. Term

Urban, Energy and Environmental Planning, Master

2017

2017-09-11

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Dette speciale undersøger, hvordan 'hybridisering'—at bruge en blanding af energikilder i stedet for kun at basere sig på diesel—kan påvirke forretningsmæssige, sociale og økonomiske forhold i NIZ-lokaliteter. Kommunen Cumaribo bruges som casestudie. I Cumaribos kommunesæde får 4.486 indbyggere i dag strøm døgnet rundt fra dieselgeneratorer. For at belyse de mulige konsekvenser gennemførte vi interviews med energikonsulenter, gennemgik eksisterende litteratur og byggede numeriske modeller. Analysen omfatter forretningsøkonomi, politik og interessentforhold. Energisystemberegningerne er udført med en optimeringsmodel kaldet HOMER, som vi brugte til at simulere og sammenligne systemmuligheder. På baggrund af modellens resultater beregnede vi de økonomiske effekter af hybridisering for forskellige interessenter i Cumaribo. Resultaterne præsenteres og diskuteres afslutningsvis.

This thesis examines how 'hybridization'—using a mix of energy sources instead of relying only on diesel—could affect business, social, and economic conditions in NIZ localities. We use the municipality of Cumaribo as a case study. In Cumaribo’s municipal center, 4,486 residents currently receive round-the-clock electricity produced by diesel generators. To explore potential impacts, we conducted interviews with energy consultants, reviewed existing research, and built numerical models. Our analysis covers business economics, policy considerations, and stakeholder interests. Energy system calculations were performed with an optimization model called HOMER, which we used to simulate and compare system options. Based on the model outputs, we estimated the financial effects of hybridization for different stakeholders in Cumaribo. We present and discuss these findings in the final section.

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hybridization ; Off-grid zones ; Colombia ; solar-diesel ; distributed systems

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