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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, probably 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 condition might occur. A clear cost analysis upfront is highly 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, probably 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 condition might occur. A clear cost analysis upfront is highly recommended.<br/>  | 
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| − | == Cost factors are eventually: ==
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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>  | + | <u>Cost Factors are Eventually:</u>  | 
|   | + | *<span lang="EN-US">a locations feasibility check by respective personal</span>  | 
|   | + | *<span lang="EN-US">land/water ownership/usage</span>  | 
|   | + | *<span lang="EN-US">civil construction (canal, wear, intake, pipes, powerhouse)</span>  | 
|   | + | *<span lang="EN-US">electro-mechanical equipment (turbine, generator, load controller)</span>  | 
|   | + | *power grid (evtl. transformers, powerlines, house-cabeling, load limiters, meter installation, ...)  | 
|   | + | *operation & maintenance (collecting tariffs, running and maintaining the assets)  | 
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| − | <span lang="EN-US"><u>civil construction</u> (canal, wear, intake, pipes, powerhouse)</span>  | + | <br/>  | 
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| − | <span lang="EN-US"><u>electro-mechanical equipment</u> (turbine, generator, load controller)</span>  | + | <u>Some remarks regarding costs:</u>  | 
|   | + | *<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>  | 
|   | + | *Order to delivery of <span lang="EN-US"><u>electro-mechanical equipment</u> may</span> take half a year. Ensure to order in time.  | 
|   | + | *<span lang="EN-US">Costs for power lines and household connections often require a substantial amount from the overall budged.</span>  | 
|   | + | *<span lang="EN-US">Any mhp scheme supplying a group of households has to install fixed procedures to cover operation & maintenance.</span><br/>  | 
|   | + | *<span lang="EN-US">This includes the collection of tariffs from each user.</span>  | 
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| − | <u>power grid</u> (evtl. transformers, powerlines, house-cabeling, load limiters, meter installation, ...)  | + | <br/>  | 
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| − | <u>operation & maintenance</u> (collecting tariffs, running and maintaining the assets)  | + | <br/>  | 
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| − | == Some remarks regarding costs: ==  | + | == Example: Micro-Hydro Power (MHP) Costs in Rwanda<br/> ==  | 
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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>
  | + | *in [[Results GIZ Kigali MHP meeting 2011|Rwanda in 2011 various cost categories for MHP were analysed.]]  | 
|   | + | *A special chapter about the [[Micro-Hydropower Plants - Estimation of Management Costs|management costs]] was developed, too.  | 
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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>
  | + | -> [[Rwanda_Energy_Situation|Rwanda Energy Situation]]  | 
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  | + | = Further Information =  | 
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| − | == MHP costs in Rwanda<br/> ==
  | + | *[[Portal:Hydro|Hydro Portal on energypedia]]<br/>  | 
|   | + | *[[Micro-Hydro Power - Analysis of Costs|Micro-Hydro Power - Analysis of Costs]]<br/>  | 
|   | + | *[[Micro-Hydropower Plants - Estimation of Management Costs|Micro-Hydropower Plants - Estimation of Management Costs]]  | 
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| − | *in [[Results_GIZ_Kigali_MHP_meeting_2011|Rwanda in 2011 various cost categories for MHP were analysed.]]
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| − | *A special chapter about the [[Micro-Hydropower_Plants_-_Estimation_of_Management_Costs|management costs]] was developed, too.
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| − | = Further Information =
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| − | *[[Portal:Hydro|Portal:Hydro]]<br/>
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| − | *[[Micro-Hydro_Power_-_Analysis_of_Costs|Micro-Hydro Power - Analysis of Costs]]<br/>
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| − | *[[Micro-Hydropower_Plants_-_Estimation_of_Management_Costs|Micro-Hydropower Plants - Estimation of Management Costs]]
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|   | = References<br/> =  |   | = References<br/> =  | 
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| − | [[Category:Financing_and_Funding]]
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| − | [[Category:Rwanda]]
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| − | [[Category:Hydro]]
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