In Namibia, over 3800 unelectrified settlements will not receive grid power for 20 years. The Namibian government has proposed the implementation of privately-owned, institutionally-regulated renewable energy businesses to help provide energy services to these areas. The EPOGES toolkit, prepared for the Desert Research Foundation of Namibia, allows an entrepreneur to assess the market in an unelectrified area for the introduction of a renewable energy business. These businesses will provide income generation and accessible energy services to unelectrified communities.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Rothermel, John Mark
• Lowell Whitehouse, Jodi Michelle
• Kendrick, Ryan Scott
• Frey, Jason Peter

Subject

• Industry
• Energy
• Sustainability
• Infrastructure

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050307-071942

Keyword

• Renewable energy sources
• Electric power distribution
• Energy policy
• Rural development

Award

• President's IQP Award

Advisor

• Krueger, Robert
• Looft, Fred J.

Year

• 2007

Center

• Windhoek, Namibia Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Desert Research Foundation of Namibia

Date created

• 2007-05-03

Location

• Windhoek

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved

Last modified

• 2023-01-18