%0 Report
%A Grace Wu
%A Ranjit Deshmukh
%A Kudakwashe Ndhlukula
%A Tijana Radojicic
%A Jessica Reilly
%D 2015
%T Renewable Energy Zones for the Africa Clean Energy Corridor
%2 LBNL-187271 Rev.
%8 10/2015
%X <p><span>Multi-criteria Analysis for Planning Renewable Energy (MapRE) is a</span><br /><span>study approach developed by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory</span><br /><span>with the support of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).</span><br /><span>The approach combines geospatial, statistical, energy engineering, and</span><br /><span>economic methods to comprehensively identify and value high-quality</span><br /><span>wind, solar PV, and solar CSP resources for grid integration based on</span><br /><span>techno-economic criteria, generation profiles (for wind), and</span><br /><span>socio-environmental impacts. The Renewable Energy Zones for the Africa</span><br /><span>Clean Energy Corridor study sought to identify and comprehensively</span><br /><span>value high-quality wind, solar photovoltaic (PV), and concentrating</span><br /><span>solar power (CSP) resources in 21 countries in the East and Southern</span><br /><span>Africa Power Pools to support the prioritization of areas for</span><br /><span>development through a multi-criteria planning process. These countries</span><br /><span>include Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of</span><br /><span>Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Mozambique,</span><br /><span>Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda,</span><br /><span>Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The study includes the methodology and the key</span><br /><span>results including renewable energy potential for each region.</span></p>