Chapter 6 - Energy Sustainability

Part 3 - Electricity: Transmission, Distribution and Economics

Delivering Electricity to End Users

E. System Losses Weigh Heavily on Electricity Systems in Developing Countries

 

Losses in developing countries mean that those who pay cover the cost of service for technical problems and those people receiving services illegally. The result is higher losses, and with higher losses, prices must rise, encouraging more customers to disconnect. Anything greater than 20% is considered unacceptable. In 2004, the highest losses were recorded in the Congo, at 74%, followed by Haiti at 53%, and Ecuador at 42%. The lowest recorded losses were in Luxembourg, at just 1.4%.

 

 

 

 

Part 3 - Electricity: Transmission, Distribution and Economics

Delivering Electricity to End Users

A. Basic Structure of Electric Power System
B. Transformer Basics and Losses
C. Transmission Lines and Grid Operations
D. Environmental, Health and Safety Issues – T&D
E. System Losses Weigh Heavily on Electricity Systems in Developing Countries
F. A Revolution in the Electricity Sector? (NEXT)
G. Small-Scale Power: Distributed Generation

Summary: Smart-Grid: A Game-Changing Technology

Electricity Markets and the Future of Electricity

 

(Adapted from the Energy Resources lecture materials of Jane Woodward, Consulting Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Karl Knapp, Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University by Cheryl Chadwick/Gregory Möller)

(Image credit: Matt Jelacic/Alan Mickelson )