Khougali, G;
Spataru, C;
(2023)
Modelling the Development of East Africa's Interconnected Electricity Network.
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2023 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica.
IEEE: Marrakech, Morocco.
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Abstract
The East African region is planning to move to increase its energy supply and increase access to electricity by 2030 to 100%. The East African Power Pool (EAPP) proposed building power plants and interconnected transmission infrastructures between the countries. In this study, we develop a multi-region economic dispatch model to assess if the proposed EAPP increased generation capacity and interconnections Master Plan will meet demand by 2050. Our results show that under the EAPP Master Plan, most countries will be able to meet demand either from national supply or imported electricity by 2030; however, after 2030 demand outpaces supply and the electricity supply-demand gap widens. Our study shows that East African countries will need an additional 124 TWh of supply by 2050 to meet demand. This is a significant gap and countries should increase their current plans for electricity generation beyond 2030.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | Modelling the Development of East Africa's Interconnected Electricity Network |
| Event: | 2023 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica |
| Dates: | 6 Nov 2023 - 10 Nov 2023 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1109/powerafrica57932.2023.10363255 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/powerafrica57932.2023.10... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Climate change, Costs, Net zero, Africa, Coal, Market research, Power markets |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10185413 |
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