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| | '''Micro-Hydro Power (MHP)''' projects come along with a big variety of costs. Planning and developing a site brings a number of country, probalby regional specific costs. Similar to that are costs for operation and maintenance. All different cost categories play a role for individual projects, while big difference between countries due to different framework conditition might occur. A clear cost analysis upfront is highy recommended.<br/> | | '''Micro-Hydro Power (MHP)''' projects come along with a big variety of costs. Planning and developing a site brings a number of country, probalby regional specific costs. Similar to that are costs for operation and maintenance. All different cost categories play a role for individual projects, while big difference between countries due to different framework conditition might occur. A clear cost analysis upfront is highy recommended.<br/> |
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| − | <br/> | + | <u>'''Cost factors''' are eventually:</u><u></u> |
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| | + | <span lang="EN-US">a locations <u>feasibility check</u> by respective personal</span> |
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| | + | <span lang="EN-US"><u>land</u>/water ownership/usage</span> |
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| | + | <span lang="EN-US"><u>civil construction</u> (canal, wear, intake, pipes, powerhouse)</span> |
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| | + | <span lang="EN-US"><u>electro-mechanical equipment</u> (turbine, generator, load controller)</span> |
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| | + | <u>power grid</u> (evtl. transformers, powerlines, house-cabeling, load limiters, meter installation, ...) |
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| | + | <u>opperation & maintenance</u> (collecting tarrifs, running and maintaining the assets) |
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| | + | <u>Some '''remarks''' regarding costs:</u> |
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| | + | <span lang="EN-US">Land & water requirements are mostly small. But there may be interference with existing schemes (irrigation) or legal issues to be considered.</span> |
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| | + | Order to delivery of <span lang="EN-US"><u>electro-mechanical equipment</u> may</span> take half a year. Ensure to order in time. |
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| | + | <span lang="EN-US">Costs for power lines and household connections often require a substantial amount from the overall budged.</span> |
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| | + | <span lang="EN-US">Any mhp scheme supplying a group of households has to install fixed procedures to cover operation & maintenance.<br/> This includes the collection of tariffs from each user. </span> |
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| | == MHP costs in Rwanda<br/> == | | == MHP costs in Rwanda<br/> == |
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| − | *in [[Results_GIZ_Kigali_MHP_meeting_2011|Rwanda in 2011 various cost categories for MHP were analysed.]] | + | *in [[Results GIZ Kigali MHP meeting 2011|Rwanda in 2011 various cost categories for MHP were analysed.]] |
| | *A special chapter about the [[Estimation of management costs|management costs]] was developed, too. | | *A special chapter about the [[Estimation of management costs|management costs]] was developed, too. |
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Revision as of 10:11, 7 January 2014
Overview
Micro-Hydro Power (MHP) projects come along with a big variety of costs. Planning and developing a site brings a number of country, probalby regional specific costs. Similar to that are costs for operation and maintenance. All different cost categories play a role for individual projects, while big difference between countries due to different framework conditition might occur. A clear cost analysis upfront is highy recommended.
Cost factors are eventually:
a locations feasibility check by respective personal
land/water ownership/usage
civil construction (canal, wear, intake, pipes, powerhouse)
electro-mechanical equipment (turbine, generator, load controller)
power grid (evtl. transformers, powerlines, house-cabeling, load limiters, meter installation, ...)
opperation & maintenance (collecting tarrifs, running and maintaining the assets)
Some remarks regarding costs:
Land & water requirements are mostly small. But there may be interference with existing schemes (irrigation) or legal issues to be considered.
Order to delivery of electro-mechanical equipment may take half a year. Ensure to order in time.
Costs for power lines and household connections often require a substantial amount from the overall budged.
Any mhp scheme supplying a group of households has to install fixed procedures to cover operation & maintenance.
This includes the collection of tariffs from each user.
MHP costs in Rwanda
Further Information
References
