30 Sep 2002 15:7 AR AR171-EG27-10.tex AR171-EG27-10.sgm LaTeX2e(2002/01/18) P1: IBC 10.1146/annurev.energy.27.122001.083444
Annu. Rev. Energy Environ. 2002. 27:309–48 doi: 10.1146/annurev.energy.27.122001.083444
RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKETS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Eric Martinot,1 Akanksha Chaurey,2 Debra Lew,3 Jose´ Roberto Moreira,4 and Njeri Wamukonya5 1Global Environment Facility, 1818 H St. NW, Washington, DC 20433; e-mail: [email protected] 2Tata Energy Research Institute, Habitat Place, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003, India; e-mail: [email protected] 3National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, Colorado 80401; e-mail: [email protected] 4Biomass Users Network, Rua Francisco Dias Velho 814, 04581-001 Sao˜ Paulo, Brazil; e-mail: [email protected] 5UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment, Risø National Laboratory, PO Box 49, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark; e-mail: [email protected]
Key Words rural development, sustainable energy policy, solar, biomass, wind power ■ Abstract Renewable energy is shifting from the fringe to the mainstream of sus- tainable development. Past donor efforts achieved modest results but often were not sustained or replicated, which leads now to greater market orientation. Markets for rural household lighting with solar home systems, biogas, and small hydro power have expanded through rural entrepreneurship, government programs, and donor assistance, serving millions of households. Applications in agriculture, small industry, and social services are emerging. Public programs resulted in 220 million improved biomass cook stoves. Three percent of power generation capacity is largely small hydro and biomass power, with rapid growth of wind power. Experience suggests the need for technical know-how transfer, new replicable business models, credit for rural households and en- trepreneurs, regulatory frameworks and financing for private power developers, market facilitation organizations, donor assistance aimed at expanding sustainable markets, smarter subsidies, and greater attention to social benefits and income generation.
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ...... 310 FROM DONOR AID TO SUSTAINABLE MARKETS ...... 313 EXPERIENCE WITH APPLICATIONS AND MARKETS ...... 315