Spring 2019 USAID-NREL Partnership Newsletter
Read our Spring 2019 issue for updates on our country activities, events, and global toolkits and resources.
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I-JEDI Helps Countries Understand the Economic Impact of Clean Energy
Industry, governments, and consultants can quickly assess potential economic impacts of transitioning to clean energy and tailor analyses to a country's unique circumstances using the I-JEDI tool. Visit the I-JEDI website.

Recent Events
Utility-Scale Battery Storage: When, Where, Why and How Much?
This webinar explored considerations for utility-scale batteries on the grid and
the potential role of battery energy storage systems (BESS). To learn more and watch
the webinar, see the Greening the Grid website.
Country Updates

BANGLADESH:
Bangladesh's Rich Wind Resources May Be the Answer to Energy Challenges
An assessment by the USAID-NREL Partnership examined the viability of tapping
abundant wind resources to overcome significant energy challenges in Bangladesh. Its
energy sector suffers from power shortages, increasing demand, decreasing domestic
natural gas reserves, and inadequate transmission infrastructure. Read more.

KAZAKHSTAN:
Kazakhstan Holds First-Ever Renewable Energy Auction
A first-ever renewable energy auction was held in Kazakhstan, supported by the
USAID-NREL Partnership. The organization that acts as the central buyer for all renewable
energy produced in Kazakhstan used the Renewable Energy Data Explorer to conduct its analysis and support the auctions process.

POWER AFRICA:
Bundling Strategies Offer Solutions to Microgrid Challenges
Novel approaches to microgrid financing and deployment in Sub-Saharan Africa
offer a set of emerging solutions to the financial and business model challenges of
microgrids. Read more.

In Developing Countries, Setting Commercially Viable Tariffs is Rarely a Straightforward
Issue
A new report looks at tariff options from two different ends of a regulatory
spectrum—mandating some variety of national (uniform) tariff vs. allowing microgrid
developers and operators to set fully cost-reflective tariffs that may vary from site
to site. The report, published by the USAID-NREL Partnership with input from Power
Africa, analyzes the benefits and drawbacks of tariff options.
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