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Grid Investment and Finance

Investment and finance for renewable energy and energy infrastructure faces technical, economic and regulatory challenges. This page provides resources that investigate those challenges and offer potential solutions. The information provided can help inform policymakers on how to facilitate investment in renewable energy technologies and their integration into grid.

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Insights on Planning for Power System Regulators

This study aims to guide power system planning processes and regulatory actions, and particular consideration is given to ramping up…

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International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

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A Solved Problem: Existing Measures Provide Low-Cost Wind and Solar Integration

As penetration of wind and solar continues to grow, system operators will face challenges posed by increased levels of variable…

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Synapse Energy Economics

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25 August 2015

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A Valuation-Based Framework for Considering Distributed Generation Photovoltaic Tariff Design

Cost-benefit analyses for distributed generation photovoltaic (DGPV) can provide substantive insights into understanding the potential flows of value among stakeholders…

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Date:

1 March 2015

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Accelerating Off-grid Renewable Energy: Key Findings and Recommendations from IOREC 2016

This document brings report the key messages that emerged from the Third International Off-grid Renewable Energy Conference (IOREC 2016), including…

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IRENA

Date:

1 January 2017

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Policy Data

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Accelerating Smart Grid Investments

This report describes the power grid, how it operates and how a smarter grid will change the design and operations…

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World Economic Forum

Accenture

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1 November 2009

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Achieving Universal Electricity Access in Indonesia

This report describes Indonesia’s electrification environment and identifies barriers to achieving universal electricity access. Principles drawn from international best practices…

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Asian Development Bank

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1 March 2016

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Africa's Power Infrastructure: Investment, Integration, Efficiency

The overall deficiency of the power sector has constrained economic and social development, according to the authors of this report.…

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The World Bank

Date:

1 January 2011

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Analysis of Investment Issues and Transmission Schemes for Grid Integration of Remote Renewable Energy Sources

Investment in the transmission sector faces technical, economic and regulatory challenges. Rising energy demands, increased renewable energy penetration into remote…

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International Journal of Renewable Energy Research-IJRER

Date:

19 May 2015

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Clean Energy Mini-Grids—High Impact Opportunity: Annual Report 2015

This report reviews the year 2015 and focuses on five “high impact opportunity” object areas. It describes how a wide…

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Sustainable Energy for All

Date:

31 December 2015

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Competitive Electricity Market Regulation in the United States: A Primer

The electricity system in the United States is a complex mechanism where different technologies, jurisdictions and regulatory designs interact. Today,…

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Date:

1 December 2016

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Cost-causation and Integration Cost Analysis for Variable Generation

This report examines how wind and solar integration studies have evolved, what analysis techniques work, what common mistakes are still…

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Date:

1 June 2011

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Current Status of Energy Sector in Tanzania: Executive Exchange on Developing an Ancillary Service Market

This presentation reviews the energy sector in Tanzania and key power sector challenges and strategies, including power sector reform, relevant…

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Ministry of Energy and Minerals

Tanzania

Date:

2 March 2013

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Distributed Solar Incentive Programs: Recent Experience and Best Practices for Design and Implementation

This report examines best practices for designing and implementing solar incentive programs by reviewing these programs from entities across the…

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Date:

1 December 2012

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Empowering Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) by Leveraging Public Procurement: Eight Big Ideas From Mexico

Sustainable public procurement aims to ensure government spending benefits a country environmentally and socially. By ensuring small and medium-sized enterprises…

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International Institute for Sustainable Development

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1 September 2014

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Energizing Finance: Scaling and Refining Finance in Countries with Large Energy Access Gaps

This report attempts to systematically analyze what finance countries are actually committing to energy access and what is known about…

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Sustainable Energy For All

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Energy Efficiency and Micro-Generation in Caribbean Hotels Consultancy

According to this report, a proposed Caribbean regional program to improve energy efficiency, reduce utility costs, and mitigate greenhouse gas…

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Caribbean Hotel Energy Efficiency Action Programme

Date:

1 July 2012

Deployment Data

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European Electricity Infrastructure: Planning, Regulation, and Financing: Workshop Report

This workshop report provides a summary of the ideas that emerged from the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) Berlin and the…

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Climate Policy Initiative

Florence School of Regulation

Date:

1 January 2012

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Guidebook for Cost/Benefit Analysis of Smart Grid Demonstration Projects: Revision 1, Measuring Impacts and Monetizing Benefits

This guidebook presents a step-by-step process for estimating the costs and benefits associated with smart grid demonstration projects. It is…

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Electric Power Research Institute

Date:

12 December 2012