What are environmental externalities assessment of CSP systems?

5.4. Future trends

What is the government's vision for power generation in Congo?

The government’s vision is to increase the service level to 32 percent by 2030. Lack of access to modern electricity services impairs the health, education, and income-generating potential of millions of Congolese people. Most power generation development is directed and funded by mining companies seeking to power their facilities.

What is the energy potential of the DRC?

The DRC has immense and varied energy potential, consisting of non-renewable resources, including oil, natural gas, and uranium, as well as renewable energy sources, including hydroelectric, biomass, solar, and geothermal power.

What are environmental externalities assessment of CSP systems?

Environmental externalities assessment of CSP systems As explained in the introductory section of this chapter, all power generation technologies are accompanied by externalities, that is costs imposed on individuals or the community that are not paid for by the producer or consumer of electricity.

Do CSP power plants have a 'environmental learning'?

The evolution of the GHG and other emissions over time is evaluated in the work performed in the NEEDS project (Viebahn et al., 2011). When assessing the emissions of future configurations of CSP power plants, a clear reduction is observed showing an ‘environmental learning’ of the technology.

How many people in DRC have electricity?

Despite millions of dollars of donor funding, according to the World Bank only 19 percent of the DRC’s 108 million people have access to electricity – about 41 percent in urban areas and 1 percent in rural areas. The government’s vision is to increase the service level to 32 percent by 2030.