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Rural Electrification

This project - also known as Cost-effective Renewable Energy for Rural Areas in the Mediterranean Region was a project funded by the European Commission Research Directorate General and managed by the Observatoire Mediterranean de l'Energie (OME) to look at renewable energy solutions for rural and peri-urban areas in the Mediterranean region.

The French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) was responsible for several work packages; HELIO was asked to be the advisor on assessing the impact of renewable energy electrification on ecodevelopment in rural and peri urban regions.

HELIO's role

HELIO was responsible for developing a framework to evaluate the costs and advantages associated with the introduction and implementation of renewable energy systems in the Mediterranean region. A set of indicators were developed and tested. The indicators used the concept of ecodevelopment as the reference point, meaning that the following elements must be addressed equally:

  • Ecological viability
  • Social viability
  • Economic viability
  • Technical viability
  •  Civic viability

Further Information...

Project overview, timeline and indicator description [PDF, 126 KB]

Indicators used to evaluate the energy systems [PDF, 126 KB]

Summary Guide (French) [PDF, 252KB]

Final Report [PDF, 1.5MB

These indicators were tested on renewable energy projects being implemented in four countries: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. Results from field-testing were then used to refine the methodology and indicators. The project output is a guide that can be used to assess future electrification projects in the region.

Process

A first draft of the indicators was discussed at a workshop in Marrakech (22 January 2008). Participants included the MEDRES partners and HELIO's team of experts. In-country questionnaires were then completed and the indicators were tested in the four countries (March - June 2009). Analysis of the indicators was completed in October 2009 and detailed in the final report [PDF, 1.5MB].  A four page summary guide [PDF, 252KB] in French was also produced.

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