Can Dam expansion be sustainable in Africa?
Meeting future energy demands in Africa will require expanded hydropower capacity, but the dams’ impacts on rivers, their emissions and alternative energy options call for careful planning. This study performs multi-objective energy system modelling for more sustainable dam expansion from the present to 2050.
How many new hydropower projects have been proposed in Africa?
Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative Around 100 GW of new hydropower projects have been proposed in continental Africa to contribute to meeting future energy demand.
Which open-source energy system model based on the African hydropower Atlas 7?
In particular, we relied on the OSeMOSYS-TEMBA open-source energy system model for the African continent 41, 42, 43, 44, modified to include specific existing and proposed hydropower plant data from the African Hydropower Atlas 7.
Are hydroelectric projects cost-optimal in Africa?
Traditional hydropower is a mature technology whose costs are not expected to change substantially in the future. In contrast, the costs of solar PV and wind are expected to continue their present declining trend 30. For this reason, at least a third of the proposed hydroelectric projects in Africa are not expected to be cost-optimal 31, 32.
How do energy system planning and strategic dam planning relate?
In this work, we connect energy system planning with strategic dam planning to integrate techno-economic constraints and competition with other power sources with environmental and climatic consequences of hydropower using multi-objective optimization.
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