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PUBLISHEDSeptember 14 2010
AUTHOR(S)Jas Singh
WEC Energy Efficiency Policies and Indicators

Concentrating solar thermal power (CST) has a tremendous potential for scaling up renewable energy at the utility level, diversifying the generation portfolio mix, powering development, and mitigating climate change. A recent surge in demand for solar thermal power generation projects using different CST technologies in various countries shows that CST could become an important renewable energy technology that would provide an alternative to conventional thermal power generation based on the central utility model.

This report (a) analyzes and draws lessons from the efforts of some developed countries and adapts them to the characteristics of developing economies; (b) assesses the cost reduction potential and economic and financial affordability of various technologies in emerging markets; (c) evaluates the potential for cost reduction and associated economic benefits derived from local manufacturing; and (d) suggests ways to tailor bidding models and practices, bid selection criteria, and structures for power purchase agreements (PPAs) for CST projects in developing market conditions.

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Singh, Jas. 2010. "WEC Energy Efficiency Policies and Indicators." ESMAP Presentation at the 21st World Energy Congress "Energy and Urban Innovation , Montreal, September 14.

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