Joint Optimal Planning of Electricity and Modern Energy Cooking Services Access in Nyagatare

Eduardo Sánchez-Jacob, Andrés González-García, Javier Mazorra, Pedro Ciller, Julio Lumbreras and José Ignacio Pérez-Arriaga
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Eduardo Sánchez-Jacob: Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Industrial Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), 28006 Madrid, Spain
Andrés González-García: Institute for Research in Technology (IIT), ICAI, Comillas Pontifical University, 28015 Madrid, Spain
Javier Mazorra: Innovation and Technology for Development Centre at the Technical University of Madrid (itdUPM), 28040 Madrid, Spain
Pedro Ciller: Institute for Research in Technology (IIT), ICAI, Comillas Pontifical University, 28015 Madrid, Spain
Julio Lumbreras: Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Industrial Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), 28006 Madrid, Spain
José Ignacio Pérez-Arriaga: Institute for Research in Technology (IIT), ICAI, Comillas Pontifical University, 28015 Madrid, Spain

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 14, 1-24

Abstract: In 2019, there were 759 million people globally without access to electricity and 2.6 billion people lacked access to clean cooking. Cooking with electricity could contribute to achieving universal access to energy by 2030. This paper uses geospatially-based techniques—a computer model named REM, for Reference Electrification Model—to show the impact of integrating electric cooking into electrification planning. Three household scenarios were analyzed: one for providing basic electricity access with no electric cooking; another for cooking with electricity; and the third for cooking half of the meals with electricity and half with another fuel, with a clean stacking process. Results of the application of REM to the three scenarios were obtained for the Nyagatare District, Rwanda. The case study showed that electric cooking substantially changes the mix of technologies and the total cost of the least-cost electrification plan. It also showed that electric cooking can be cost competitive compared to LPG and charcoal in grid-connected households and can reduce greenhouse emissions. Stacking with energy-efficient electric appliances provides most of the benefits of full electric cooking at a lower cost and is a pathway worthy of further consideration.

Keywords: SDG7; energy access; clean cooking; eCook; electrification; geospatial planning; electrification modes; stacking scenarios; Reference Electrification Model; low- and middle-income countries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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