Concentrating Solar Power in Developing Countries : Regulatory and Financial Incentives for Scaling Up

Concentrating Solar Power in Developing Countries : Regulatory and Financial Incentives for Scaling Up / Natalia Kulichenko and Jens Wirth

At present, different concentrating solar thermal technologies (CST) have reached varying degrees of commercial availability. This emerging nature of CST means that there are market and technical impediments to accelerating its acceptance, including cost competitiveness, an understanding of technolo...

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Main Author: Kulichenko, Natalia
Other Authors: Wirth, Jens
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : World Bank Publications, 2012.
Series:World Bank studies.
Subjects:
Energy development > Developing countries.
Solar energy > Developing countries.
Renewable energy sources > Developing countries.
Energy industries > Developing countries > Finance.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Energy.
SCIENCE > Energy.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Power Resources > General.
Energy development
Energy industries > Finance
Renewable energy sources
Solar energy
Developing countries
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Regulatory Frameworks; Cost Reduction Potential and Sustainability Assessment; Economic Analysis of Reference CST Plants; Potential for Cost Reduction through Local Manufacturing; Assessment of Procurement Practices; Tables; Table ES 1: Recommended Bid Selection Criteria for CST in Developing Countries; Boxes; Box ES. 1: Recommended PPA Elements for CST Projects in Developing Countries; PART I INTRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY BRIEF; Chapter 1 Context, Relevance, and Audience.
  • Chapter 2 Overview of Concentrating Solar Thermal TechnologiesFigures; Figure 2.1: Markets and Applications for Solar Power; PART II FINANCIAL AND REGULATORY SCHEMES--THE CURRENT SITUATION; Chapter 3 Policy Instruments Used to Promote CST in Developed Countries; Regulatory Framework and Financial Incentive Options; Table 3.1: Policy Instruments, Characteristics, Advantages, and Disadvantages in Implementation; Table 3.2: FiTs versus RPS Schemes; Box 3.1: Germany's Recent FiT Reform; Table 3.3: Currently Installed CST Capacity (MW); Box 3.2: The Renewable Energy Reverse Auction Mechanism.
  • Investment Trajectories in Spain and the United StatesAnalysis and Conclusions; Chapter 4 Renewable Energy Schemes Supporting CST in Developing Countries; MENA Incentive Schemes; India's Incentive Schemes; Table 4.1: Gujarat Tariff Rates for Solar Projects; South Africa's Incentive Schemes; PART III FINANCING CST--HOW TO BRING TECHNOLOGY COSTS DOWN; Chapter 5 Cost Drivers and Cost Reduction Potential; LCOEs for CST in Specifi c Developing Country Markets; Overview of the Cost Structure; Figure 5.1: LCOEs for Parabolic Trough and Power Tower in India, Morocco, and South Africa.
  • Box 5.1: LCOE StructureAssessment of the Cost Drivers for CST; Table 5.1: Estimate of Capital Expenditures--Parabolic Trough; Table 5.2: Estimate of Capital Expenditures--Reference Power Tower; Table 5.3: Estimate of Operational Expenditures--Reference Parabolic Trough; Table 5.4: Estimate of Operational Expenditures--Reference Power Tower; Figure 5.2: CAPEX Breakdown--Parabolic Trough (100 MW--13.4 h TES--US914 m); Figure 5.3: CAPEX Breakdown--Power Tower (100 MW--15 h TES--US978 m); Table 5.5: Overview of Cost Elements and Cost Drivers.
  • Table 5.6: Local Content Sensitivities--Middle East and North Africa Case StudyTechnical and Scale-Related Cost Reduction Potential; Table 5.7: Cost Reduction Potential of Economies of Scale / Volume Production; Figure 5.4: Cost Reduction Potential for CST Technologies; Financial Sustainability Assessment of Financial and Regulatory Incentives; Figure 5.5: LCOE Reduction Potential for CST; Table 5.8: Definitions Used; Figure 5.6: Impact Assessment of Different Regulatory Approaches on LCOE in India; Figure 5.7: Impact Assessment of Different Regulatory Approaches on LCOE in Morocco.

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