Performance Monitoring of African Micro-Grids: Good Practices and Operational Data

Xiangkun Li; Edward Baring-Gould; Jonathan Clowes; Peter Weston; Parangat Shukla; Jon Thacker; Arthur Jacquiau-Chamski; Sean Esterly; Samuel Booth

Performance Monitoring of African Micro-Grids: Good Practices and Operational Data

Xiangkun Li, Edward Baring-Gould, Jonathan Clowes, Peter Weston, Parangat Shukla, Jon Thacker, Arthur Jacquiau-Chamski, Sean Esterly, Samuel Booth

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Abstract

This report investigates the current understanding and use of performance monitoring in the micro-grid sector by developers. It highlights the importance of performance monitoring by providing key performance monitoring indicators and suggesting performance monitoring activities that improve projects and programs. This report also presents the analysis of the performance data of 36 micro-grids currently operating in Africa, in one of the largest such assessments conducted to date within the sector and concludes by recommending potential next steps towards integrating performance monitoring into the micro-grid sector.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	55
State	Published - 2020

NREL Publication Number

NREL/TP-7A40-71767

Keywords

energy access
microgrids
mini-grids
performance monitoring
Power Africa
quality assurance framework
rural energy
USAID

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