Development of Rwanda's future energy scenarios for long-term investment and planning

Mudaheranwa, Emmanuel, Masengo, G., Odoakah, Ye-Obong, Cipcigan, Liana ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5015-3334 and Ugalde-Loo, Carlos E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6361-4454 2021. Development of Rwanda's future energy scenarios for long-term investment and planning. Presented at: 3rd Asia Energy and Electrical Engineering Symposium (AEEES 2021), Chengdu, China, 26-29 March 2021. 2021 3rd Asia Energy and Electrical Engineering Symposium (AEEES). IEEE, pp. 1124-1129. 10.1109/AEEES51875.2021.9403043

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Abstract

This paper supports the development of Rwanda's energy system and addresses gaps in existing energy data by proposing a set of Future Energy Scenarios (FES). The developed FES are used to estimate the energy consumption and generation capacity until 2050. They consider key social, political and economic factors, the diversity of energy generation technologies and their regional integration and they are based on the country's strategies in adopting low carbon technologies. Results for each FES are analyzed, with evidence supporting that reaching net-zero carbon emission targets by 2050 is achievable. However, such an outcome requires the retirement of fossil fuel-based power plants and an immediate adoption of electric vehicles in the transport system.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Engineering
Publisher:	IEEE
ISBN:	9781665425513
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 April 2021
Date of Acceptance:	16 December 2020
Last Modified:	28 Aug 2023 17:06
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/140816

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