Ghosh Banerjee, Sudeshna.
Power of the Mine : A Transformative Opportunity for Sub-Saharan Africa. - 1 online resource (161 pages)
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Mining Demand for Power Is Expected to Triple by 2020 from 2000 -- Mining Demand for Power in 2020 Can Dominate Other Sectors in a Few Countries -- The Future Is Frontier Action in the Dynamic Space between Self-Supply and Grid Supply -- Complex Factors Determine Mines' Power-Sourcing Arrangements -- Self-Supply Is a Loss to Economy, Utilities, and Mines -- Power-Mining Integration Can Reduce Costs, Benefit Communities, and Encourage Private-Sector Participation -- Power-Mining Integration Can Add Momentum to Regional Power Integration -- Technical and Financial Constraints Must Be Addressed to Facilitate Power-Mining Integration -- Lessons of Experience and Risks of Engagement Must Be Carefully Considered -- The Government and Policymakers Must Seize This Opportunity and Adopt Appropriate Risk-Mitigation Mechanisms to Create a Win-Win Situation for All Parties -- The World Bank Group Must Support Governments' Efforts to Harness the Synergies Offered by Mining Power Demand -- References -- Chapter 1 A High-Risk-High-Return Opportunity -- The Anchor Consumer's Role in Developing the Power Sector -- Mining's Contribution to Socioeconomic Development -- Risks in Power-Mining Integration -- Scope of This Report -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 Mining Demand for Power -- Mines Require Enormous Amounts of Power -- Mining Demand for Power Could Triple to 23 GW by 2020 -- Power Demand from Mines Is Concentrated in a Group of Metals -- Mining Demand for Power Will Overwhelm Nonmining Demand for a Handful of Countries -- Note -- Reference -- Chapter 3 Mine Power-Sourcing Arrangements -- A Typology of Arrangements -- The Share of Grid Supply in Projects Has Declined. Intermediate Options Report the Largest Rise in Annual Consumption -- Power-Sourcing Arrangements Have Evolved in SSA Regions -- Self-Supply Imposes a Heavy Burden -- Three Main Factors Determine Power-Sourcing Arrangements -- References -- Chapter 4 Opportunities and Lessons for Power-Mining Integration -- Power-Mining Overview -- The Eight Countries Report a Range of Power-Sourcing Relationships -- Group 1: Minimal Synergies (Guinea, Mauritania, and Tanzania): Opportunity to Use Mining as Anchor Load for Electrification -- Group 2: Medium Synergies (Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Cameroon): Mines as Anchor Load for Regional Power System Integration -- Group 3: High Synergies (Ghana and Zambia): Lessons of Experience -- Note -- References -- Chapter 5 Challenges to Power-Mining Integration -- Three Scenarios -- Constraints to Harnessing Power-Mining Synergies -- A Range of Factors Facilitate Successful Integration -- Risk Mitigation Instruments Exist -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6 A Way Forward -- Suggestions for Policymakers and the World Bank to Promote Power-Mining Integration -- Appendix A Maps -- Appendix B Data Tables -- References -- Appendix C Methodology -- References -- Boxes -- Figures -- Maps -- Tables -- Back Cover.
Africa needs power - to grow its economies and enhance the welfare of its people. Power for all is still a long distance away - two thirds of the population remains without electricity and enterprises rank electricity as a top constraint to doing business. This sub-optimal situation coexists while vast energy resources remain untapped. One solution to harness these resources could be to tap into the concept of anchor load. Mining industry lends itself to the concept of anchor load as it needs power in large quantity and reliable quality to run its processes. Underpinned by a comprehensive database of mining projects between 2000 and 2020, this report explores the potential and challenges of using mining demand for power as anchor load for national power system development and expansion of electrification. This report finds that mining demand can indeed be a game-changer - an opportunity where policymakers and international community can make a difference in tapping the enormous mineral wealth of Africa for the benefit of so many people. The utilities would benefit from having mining companies as creditworthy consumers that facilitate generation and transmission investments producing economies of scale needed for large infrastructure projects, benefiting all consumers in the system. The mines would benefit from grid supply - typically priced much lower than self-supply - which allows them to focus on their core business, greatly enhancing their competitiveness. The country would benefit from more exports and tax revenues from mines, more job opportunities in local firms selling goods and services to the mines, and a higher GDP.The report estimates that mining demand for power can triple since 2000 going upto 23 GW in 2030. While South Africa will continue to be the dominant presence in mining landscape, its importance will reduce and other countries, primarily in Southern African region, will emerge as important contributers of mining demand for power. Simulations in countries with minimal power-mining interface suggests that bringing this demand explicitly into the power planning process can ensure more investments in both grid and off-grid power systems and potentially superior service delivery outcomes for mines as well as communities. These opportunities can also be attractive investment destinations for private sector. However, there are also risks and institutional roadblocks in power-mining integration - addressing many of them and employing risk mitigation mechanism are within the control of policymakers.
9781464802935
Economic development -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Energy development -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Energy industries -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Mineral industries -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Electronic books.
HD9502.A49922 -- B36 2015eb
333.793/20967
Power of the Mine : A Transformative Opportunity for Sub-Saharan Africa. - 1 online resource (161 pages)
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Mining Demand for Power Is Expected to Triple by 2020 from 2000 -- Mining Demand for Power in 2020 Can Dominate Other Sectors in a Few Countries -- The Future Is Frontier Action in the Dynamic Space between Self-Supply and Grid Supply -- Complex Factors Determine Mines' Power-Sourcing Arrangements -- Self-Supply Is a Loss to Economy, Utilities, and Mines -- Power-Mining Integration Can Reduce Costs, Benefit Communities, and Encourage Private-Sector Participation -- Power-Mining Integration Can Add Momentum to Regional Power Integration -- Technical and Financial Constraints Must Be Addressed to Facilitate Power-Mining Integration -- Lessons of Experience and Risks of Engagement Must Be Carefully Considered -- The Government and Policymakers Must Seize This Opportunity and Adopt Appropriate Risk-Mitigation Mechanisms to Create a Win-Win Situation for All Parties -- The World Bank Group Must Support Governments' Efforts to Harness the Synergies Offered by Mining Power Demand -- References -- Chapter 1 A High-Risk-High-Return Opportunity -- The Anchor Consumer's Role in Developing the Power Sector -- Mining's Contribution to Socioeconomic Development -- Risks in Power-Mining Integration -- Scope of This Report -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 Mining Demand for Power -- Mines Require Enormous Amounts of Power -- Mining Demand for Power Could Triple to 23 GW by 2020 -- Power Demand from Mines Is Concentrated in a Group of Metals -- Mining Demand for Power Will Overwhelm Nonmining Demand for a Handful of Countries -- Note -- Reference -- Chapter 3 Mine Power-Sourcing Arrangements -- A Typology of Arrangements -- The Share of Grid Supply in Projects Has Declined. Intermediate Options Report the Largest Rise in Annual Consumption -- Power-Sourcing Arrangements Have Evolved in SSA Regions -- Self-Supply Imposes a Heavy Burden -- Three Main Factors Determine Power-Sourcing Arrangements -- References -- Chapter 4 Opportunities and Lessons for Power-Mining Integration -- Power-Mining Overview -- The Eight Countries Report a Range of Power-Sourcing Relationships -- Group 1: Minimal Synergies (Guinea, Mauritania, and Tanzania): Opportunity to Use Mining as Anchor Load for Electrification -- Group 2: Medium Synergies (Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Cameroon): Mines as Anchor Load for Regional Power System Integration -- Group 3: High Synergies (Ghana and Zambia): Lessons of Experience -- Note -- References -- Chapter 5 Challenges to Power-Mining Integration -- Three Scenarios -- Constraints to Harnessing Power-Mining Synergies -- A Range of Factors Facilitate Successful Integration -- Risk Mitigation Instruments Exist -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6 A Way Forward -- Suggestions for Policymakers and the World Bank to Promote Power-Mining Integration -- Appendix A Maps -- Appendix B Data Tables -- References -- Appendix C Methodology -- References -- Boxes -- Figures -- Maps -- Tables -- Back Cover.
Africa needs power - to grow its economies and enhance the welfare of its people. Power for all is still a long distance away - two thirds of the population remains without electricity and enterprises rank electricity as a top constraint to doing business. This sub-optimal situation coexists while vast energy resources remain untapped. One solution to harness these resources could be to tap into the concept of anchor load. Mining industry lends itself to the concept of anchor load as it needs power in large quantity and reliable quality to run its processes. Underpinned by a comprehensive database of mining projects between 2000 and 2020, this report explores the potential and challenges of using mining demand for power as anchor load for national power system development and expansion of electrification. This report finds that mining demand can indeed be a game-changer - an opportunity where policymakers and international community can make a difference in tapping the enormous mineral wealth of Africa for the benefit of so many people. The utilities would benefit from having mining companies as creditworthy consumers that facilitate generation and transmission investments producing economies of scale needed for large infrastructure projects, benefiting all consumers in the system. The mines would benefit from grid supply - typically priced much lower than self-supply - which allows them to focus on their core business, greatly enhancing their competitiveness. The country would benefit from more exports and tax revenues from mines, more job opportunities in local firms selling goods and services to the mines, and a higher GDP.The report estimates that mining demand for power can triple since 2000 going upto 23 GW in 2030. While South Africa will continue to be the dominant presence in mining landscape, its importance will reduce and other countries, primarily in Southern African region, will emerge as important contributers of mining demand for power. Simulations in countries with minimal power-mining interface suggests that bringing this demand explicitly into the power planning process can ensure more investments in both grid and off-grid power systems and potentially superior service delivery outcomes for mines as well as communities. These opportunities can also be attractive investment destinations for private sector. However, there are also risks and institutional roadblocks in power-mining integration - addressing many of them and employing risk mitigation mechanism are within the control of policymakers.
9781464802935
Economic development -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Energy development -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Energy industries -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Mineral industries -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Electronic books.
HD9502.A49922 -- B36 2015eb
333.793/20967