Minor field studies in Kenya
An integrated analysis of a GIS based electrification tool (OnSSET) with power investment tool (OSeMOSYS) and the water management tool (WEAP)
Anna Berggren and Sara Österberg carried out a study within the framework of the Minor Field Studies Scholarship Program, MFS (
SIDA
) in Nairobi, Kenya during the Spring 2017 for their Bachelor thesis at KTH dESA.
They developed an integrated analysis of a GIS based electrification tool (
OnSSET
) with power investment tool (
OSeMOSYS
) and the water management tool (
WEAP
). Initially, OnSSET was used to capture the spatial dimensions of rural electrification and identify the optimal mix between grid based, mini-grid and stand-alone systems. WEAP was used to assess hydropower production under two climate scenarios (
RCP 8.5 and RCP 2.6
) and accordingly inform grid based power cost fluctuation. Finally, OSeMOSYS incorporated the constraints imposed by the two models and optimized the electricity generation mix for Kenya between 2015-2030.
Results show that climate change might negatively affect hydropower production in Kenya and the importance of proper energy demand estimates in energy planning.