A Cooperation Project in Lesotho: Renewable Energy Potential Maps Embedded in a WebGIS Tool

Francesco Pasanisi, Gaia Righini, Massimo D’Isidoro, Lina Vitali, Gino Briganti, Sergio Grauso, Lorenzo Moretti, Carlo Tebano, Gabriele Zanini, Mabafokeng Mahahabisa, Mosuoe Letuma, Muso Raliselo and Mokhethi Seitlheko
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Francesco Pasanisi: Department for Sustainability, ENEA—Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, 00123 Roma, Italy
Gaia Righini: Department for Sustainability, ENEA—Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, 00123 Roma, Italy
Massimo D’Isidoro: Department for Sustainability, ENEA—Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, 00123 Roma, Italy
Lina Vitali: Department for Sustainability, ENEA—Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, 00123 Roma, Italy
Gino Briganti: Department for Sustainability, ENEA—Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, 00123 Roma, Italy
Sergio Grauso: Department for Sustainability, ENEA—Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, 00123 Roma, Italy
Lorenzo Moretti: Department for Sustainability, ENEA—Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, 00123 Roma, Italy
Carlo Tebano: Department for Sustainability, ENEA—Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, 00123 Roma, Italy
Gabriele Zanini: Department for Sustainability, ENEA—Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, 00123 Roma, Italy
Mabafokeng Mahahabisa: LMS—Lesotho Meteorological Services, Maseru 100, Lesotho
Mosuoe Letuma: LMS—Lesotho Meteorological Services, Maseru 100, Lesotho
Muso Raliselo: DoE—Department of Energy, Lesotho Ministry of Energy and Meteorology, Maseru 100, Lesotho
Mokhethi Seitlheko: DoE—Department of Energy, Lesotho Ministry of Energy and Meteorology, Maseru 100, Lesotho

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 18, 1-26

Abstract: In this paper the background, activities undertaken, and main outcomes of the cooperation project “Renewable Energy Potential Maps for Lesotho” are presented. The project was launched in 2018 in fulfilment of the Paris Agreement by the Italian Ministry for the Environment and the Lesotho Ministry of Energy and Meteorology, with the aim to facilitate the local Government in the future planning and development of renewable energy in the country. A user-oriented WebGIS platform was utilised to share and analyse the outcomes of the project: a hydrological map to recognize potential areas for power generation; a wind atlas to identify specific sites with the most potential for wind energy generation; a solar radiation map, defining the different levels of radiation intensity, useful to localise sites for photovoltaic production. Human capacity building and technology transfer were carried out to strengthen the local expertise and ability to manage and plan renewable energy sources exploitation. The implementation of the project was based on a fruitful collaboration between scientists and stakeholders at the same time giving the local authorities a useful dataset and tool for renewable energy growth in Lesotho.

Keywords: Lesotho; renewable energy planning; sustainable development; Paris agreement; modelling assessment; GIS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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