P2 SECTION C: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT- MELELA Flashcards
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MELELA: BACKGROUND
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- Tanzania = LIC
- 9/10 live on less than $3 a day
- Hot country: 2800-3500 hours of sunshine per year
- Ideal for renewable- especially solar
- Most, especially in rural south and west, cannot afford electricity
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MELELA: PROJECT OVERVIEW
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- Village- 100 miles SE of capital Dodoma
- Used to rely on kerosene oil to power homes- bad for health and air
- Isn’t connected to national grid (85% of ppl lack affordable electricity)
- Solar mini grid installed in 2013: photovoltaic (PV) panels fed into small grid
- Owned by Devergy- locals pay for what they use
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MELELA: SOCIAL IMPACTS
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- 200 households connected to grid (enough for lamps, chargers and TV)
- Students do HWK at home- boosts literacy rate
- Less kerosene- better health
- Less bio fuels- more land available for food
- Example of appropriate technology
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MELELA: ECONOMIC IMPACTS
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- Local shops + services brought into scheme
- Businesses stay open for longer- greater levels of employment
- Energy costs reduced- more disposable income
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MELELA: EVALUATION
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- Bottom-up: controlled by locals to help area (appropriate technology)
- Some villagers cannot afford: low GNI per head
- Power cuts occur because those who afford it given more than required
- PV panels dependent on climate: decrease during rains- knock on impacts on Melela