Solar power potential of Tanzania: Identifying CSP and PV hot spots through a GIS multicriteria decision making analysis

Ahmed Aly, Steen Solvang Jensen and Anders Branth Pedersen

Renewable Energy, 2017, vol. 113, issue C, 159-175

Abstract: More than one billion people are still living without access to electricity today. More than half of them are living in Sub-Saharan Africa. There is a noticeable shortage of energy related information in Africa, especially for renewable energies. Due to lacking studies and researches on integrating renewable energy technologies, the Tanzanian official generation expansion plan till 2035 showed high dependency on fossil fuel and a negligible role of renewables other than large hydropower.

Keywords: Solar power; GIS; Multicriteria decision making; Location suitability; Tanzania (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2017.05.077

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