Stand-alone renewable energy auctions: The case of Peru
Electrification policies are crucial to improve the welfare of rural populationsworldwide. In this context, auctions for the deployment of stand-alone solar home systems (SASHS) are an appropriate alternative to facilitate access to electricity in rural areas. The aim of this paper is to analyze the...
| Autores: | , , |
|---|---|
| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat de Lleida (UdL) |
| Repositorio: | Repositori Obert UdL |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/68184 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2020.01.009 http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/68184 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Electrification Off-grid Stand-alone solar home systems Decentralized Auctions Peru |
| id |
ES_2284005bf184828a0914ef9fbbde7bba |
|---|---|
| oai_identifier_str |
oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/68184 |
| network_acronym_str |
ES |
| network_name_str |
España |
| repository_id_str |
|
| spelling |
Stand-alone renewable energy auctions: The case of PeruLucas Porta, Hugodel Río, PabloCabeza, Luisa F.ElectrificationOff-gridStand-alone solar home systemsDecentralizedAuctionsPeruElectrification policies are crucial to improve the welfare of rural populationsworldwide. In this context, auctions for the deployment of stand-alone solar home systems (SASHS) are an appropriate alternative to facilitate access to electricity in rural areas. The aim of this paper is to analyze the design elements and functioning of the SASHS auction in Peru in order to derive lessons for the effective and efficient design of those auctions. Based on an analytical framework developed elsewhere, this article draws on official documents and data, secondary material and interviews with stakeholders. Our results show that some design elements are particularly suitable in this regard. In contrast to renewable electricity auctions in general, for which the volume auctioned is usually set as capacity (MW) or generation (MWh), the volume of SASHS auctions should be set in terms of the number of SASHS providing an electricity service.Geographical diversity,with different auctions per region, would ensure the adoption of a minimum amount of SASHS in a given geographical area. Financial solvency, but not technical reputation, should be required. Otherwise, only the incumbents would be able to participate in the auction. The choice of technology-specific, price-only, sealed-bid, single-item auctions brings benefits in terms of economies of scale, lower support or transaction costs and a greater transparency or simplicity. A correction factor on the remuneration which accounts for the quality of the service, as applied in the Peru auction, is suitable for this type of auctions. Finally, provision of technical information, which facilitates the participation in the auction, and the implementation of a non-disclosed ceiling price are deemed appropriate. In contrast, given the lowpresence of local companies in the Peruvian PV market, the adoption of local content requirements would lead to higher support costs without significantly increasing the local development potential.The authors would like to acknowledge Mr. Julio Eisman Valdés forhis guidance and support and Mr. Mats Marquardt (Factor) for editingsupport. Dr. Cabeza would like to thank the Catalan Government forthe quality accreditation given to her research group GREiA (2017 SGR1537). GREiA is certified agent TECNIO in the category of technology de-velopers from the Government of Catalonia. This work is partially sup-ported by ICREA under the ICREA Academia programElsevier2020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2020.01.009http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/68184reponame:Repositori Obert UdL instname:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)InglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2020.01.009Energy for Sustainable Development, 2020, vol. 55, p. 151-160cc-by-nc-nd (c) International Energy Initiative, 2020info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/681842026-06-24T12:42:17Z |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv |
Stand-alone renewable energy auctions: The case of Peru |
| title |
Stand-alone renewable energy auctions: The case of Peru |
| spellingShingle |
Stand-alone renewable energy auctions: The case of Peru Lucas Porta, Hugo Electrification Off-grid Stand-alone solar home systems Decentralized Auctions Peru |
| title_short |
Stand-alone renewable energy auctions: The case of Peru |
| title_full |
Stand-alone renewable energy auctions: The case of Peru |
| title_fullStr |
Stand-alone renewable energy auctions: The case of Peru |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Stand-alone renewable energy auctions: The case of Peru |
| title_sort |
Stand-alone renewable energy auctions: The case of Peru |
| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv |
Lucas Porta, Hugo del Río, Pablo Cabeza, Luisa F. |
| author |
Lucas Porta, Hugo |
| author_facet |
Lucas Porta, Hugo del Río, Pablo Cabeza, Luisa F. |
| author_role |
author |
| author2 |
del Río, Pablo Cabeza, Luisa F. |
| author2_role |
author author |
| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv |
Electrification Off-grid Stand-alone solar home systems Decentralized Auctions Peru |
| topic |
Electrification Off-grid Stand-alone solar home systems Decentralized Auctions Peru |
| description |
Electrification policies are crucial to improve the welfare of rural populationsworldwide. In this context, auctions for the deployment of stand-alone solar home systems (SASHS) are an appropriate alternative to facilitate access to electricity in rural areas. The aim of this paper is to analyze the design elements and functioning of the SASHS auction in Peru in order to derive lessons for the effective and efficient design of those auctions. Based on an analytical framework developed elsewhere, this article draws on official documents and data, secondary material and interviews with stakeholders. Our results show that some design elements are particularly suitable in this regard. In contrast to renewable electricity auctions in general, for which the volume auctioned is usually set as capacity (MW) or generation (MWh), the volume of SASHS auctions should be set in terms of the number of SASHS providing an electricity service.Geographical diversity,with different auctions per region, would ensure the adoption of a minimum amount of SASHS in a given geographical area. Financial solvency, but not technical reputation, should be required. Otherwise, only the incumbents would be able to participate in the auction. The choice of technology-specific, price-only, sealed-bid, single-item auctions brings benefits in terms of economies of scale, lower support or transaction costs and a greater transparency or simplicity. A correction factor on the remuneration which accounts for the quality of the service, as applied in the Peru auction, is suitable for this type of auctions. Finally, provision of technical information, which facilitates the participation in the auction, and the implementation of a non-disclosed ceiling price are deemed appropriate. In contrast, given the lowpresence of local companies in the Peruvian PV market, the adoption of local content requirements would lead to higher support costs without significantly increasing the local development potential. |
| publishDate |
2020 |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv |
2020 |
| dc.type.none.fl_str_mv |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion |
| format |
article |
| status_str |
acceptedVersion |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2020.01.009 http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/68184 |
| url |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2020.01.009 http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/68184 |
| dc.language.none.fl_str_mv |
Inglés |
| language_invalid_str_mv |
Inglés |
| dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv |
Versió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2020.01.009 Energy for Sustainable Development, 2020, vol. 55, p. 151-160 |
| dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv |
cc-by-nc-nd (c) International Energy Initiative, 2020 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| rights_invalid_str_mv |
cc-by-nc-nd (c) International Energy Initiative, 2020 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| eu_rights_str_mv |
openAccess |
| dc.format.none.fl_str_mv |
application/pdf |
| dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv |
Elsevier |
| publisher.none.fl_str_mv |
Elsevier |
| dc.source.none.fl_str_mv |
reponame:Repositori Obert UdL instname:Universitat de Lleida (UdL) |
| instname_str |
Universitat de Lleida (UdL) |
| reponame_str |
Repositori Obert UdL |
| collection |
Repositori Obert UdL |
| repository.name.fl_str_mv |
|
| repository.mail.fl_str_mv |
|
| _version_ |
1869404586385604608 |
| score |
15,812429 |