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Pre-Feasibility Study for the Establishment of a Pre-Commercial Concentrated Solar Power Plant in Namibia Project developed for

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Institute of Namibia

PROJECT BACKGROUND CONSORTIUM TEAM PROJECT OVERVIEW KEY DATES INDUSTRY INPUTS

NA.2012.A.002.0 Pre-Feasibility Study for the Establishment of a Pre-Commercial Concentrated Solar Power Plant in Namibia 5

PRE-FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PRE-COMMERCIAL CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER PLANT IN NAMIBIA

Terms Of Reference

“The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Institute (REEEI) at the Polytechnic of Namibia of Namibia, on behalf of the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), seeks technical services on a pre-feasibility study for the establishment of a pre-commercial concentrated solar power plant in Namibia.“ Scope of Services (i) Nation-wide solar resource assessment (ii) Site selection and environmental analysis (iii) High level technology review, including hybrid generation and business model (iv) Best practice on solar ground measurements (v) Technology Transfer Program


KEY INSTITUTIONS HAVE JOINED TO BUILD A BEST IN CLASS CONSORTIUM

A Spin-off company of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) counts on more than 20 staff members based in Cologne, Germany as well as in Almería, Spain, and the specific know-how licensed from DLR. The founders have been members of the DLR Solar Research Department for many years. With their scientific developments, their worldwide field measurement experience they have become recognized experts in this field.

CSPS has worked exten-sively on Plataforma Solar de Almería Extensive due diligence work for banks

CSPS brings the know how and experience of DLR to the project

Solar Institut Jülich (SIJ) is a CSP world renowned German research institute (part of the Aachen University of Applied Sciences) SIJ has strong experience on Technology Transfer Programs : • ENERMENA • AlSol –Technology Park in Algeria •Extensive training programs

Specialized in the 1,5 MW Jülich Solar Tower demonstration project, but also on Storage & Hybridization Responsible for the design and implementation of a solar thermal desalination plant in Namibia (integrated in the CUVE waters –Integrated Water Resources project in Central–North Namibia)

Energy consulting company specialized in developing renewables in Africa Experience includes: •Solar Atlas of Cape Verde •Renewable Atlas of Mozambique • Cape Verde renewable legislation & feed-in tariffs • Licensing and project coordination of 5 MW PV Plant in Santiago island (largest in Africa when started) Part of Martifer Group - large industrial group specialized on Solar (50 MWPV factory & PV EPC experience in over 10 countries) with more than 3.000 employees Key external CSP Experts • Antoine Bittar, former AUSRA R&D VP (leading Fresnel demo project) • Agostinho Garcia, India Government adviser on CSP

Chris Gueymard (owner) is a recognized specialist in the field of atmospheric aerosols and their effect on solar radiation, namely DNI He currently advises major institutions on solar radiation such as NREL & 3Tier - USA; PROMES-CNRS – France and GeoModel, Slovakia. He has developed DNI resource maps for India and Kenya. Geomodel’s advanced modelling methodology (to be used in Namibia) is considered the leading in industry with superior accuracy verified by recent independent validation study. Dr. Gueymard ‘s groundbreaking work with Geomodel on aerosols can improve aerosol data resolution in Namibia by more than double and DNI data accuracy by +-10%

Consulting Services Africa has six divisions that work in very close collaboration, but there 3 divisions primarily responsible for the project.

The Sustainable Energy Environment and Livelihood Division (SEEL), has experience in a variety of projects related to EIAs, socio-economic and baseline studies, water resources management, sustainable land management, climate change, renewable energy, and training of SMEs.

The Electrical Division has numerous years of experience of the overall power distribution sector of Namibia with specific expertise in the national reticulation, practice and policies.

The Civil Services Division has extensive experience in civil projects throughout the country and has an intimate understanding of the unique and varied geotechnical, soil and climate conditions prevalent in the country


THE CORE TEAM, A WORLDWIDE RENOWNED EXPERTS TO SUPPORT THE REEEI (I)

Chris Gueymard Radiation specialist (Solar Consulting Services)

•+35 years experience • Advisor for NREL in the field of atmospheric aerosols and their effect on solar radiation •Development of satellite-based solar resource maps and datasets for India

Norbert Geuder Project Manager for Solar Resource Assessment (CSP Services )

•+17 years experience •Analysis and evaluation of data from ground measurements and satellite data for site assessment •Projects in France, Greece, Kuwait, Morocco, Turkey, United Arab Emirates

Eckhard Lüpfert CSP Expert (CSP Services) •+21 years experience •Construction supervision and site evaluations of solar power plant projects as expert in Spain and North Africa •Projects in Egypt, Morocco, Iran, India, USA

Marcel Suri Expert consultant in solar resource assessment, uncertainty modeling and quality assessment (Geomodel) •+11 year experience in modeling solar radiation •More than 140 expert studies •Solar Assessment Studies South Africa

Agostinho Miguel Garcia CSP Expert •+10 years experience •Developed projects in all major technologies, cooling solutions and hybridization (more than 12 major projects) •Projects in India, South Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Chile and USA.

Antoine Bittar Expert in the assessment and deployment of solar PV and CSP •+33 years experience •Research VP for Ausra project (2007-2009) •Responsible for defining, testing and approving worldwide supply chain for CSP components and subsystems

Miguel Barreto Renewable Energy Policy Expert (CEO Gesto Energy Consulting) •+15 years experience •Former Director General for Energy Portugal (2004-2008) •Renewable energy advisor for Cape Verd &Mozambique Governments

Christian Faber Member of Board of Directors (Solar-Institut Jülich ) •+21 years experience •Scientific Researcher at ‘Solar-Institut Jülich’, •Head of Working Group ‘Solar Thermal Applications’since 1990


Carter Harts Expert consultant in environment and sustainable development (Consulting Services Africa) •+15 years experience (Namibia and USA) • Project Management and planning • Experience in sustainable energy and environment projects

Carlos Gueifão Grid connection expert (Gesto Energy Consulting) •+11 years experience •More than 1000 MW developed renewable projects and around 300 MW connected to the grid •Projects in Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Romania, Cape Verde and Mozambique

Nuno Nóbrega Environmental Expert (Gesto Energy Consulting) •+12 years experience •More than 1000 MW developed projects, of which 50 MW of CSP •Around 300 MW connected to the grid, of which 30 MW of PV •Projects in Portugal, Spain, Venezuela, Cape Verde and Mozambique

Joana Santos GIS Expert (Gesto Energy Consulting) •+8 years experience •Senior GIS Expert •Renewable energy consultant •Projects in Portugal, Spain, Cape Verde and Mozambique

Pedro Borges Renewable Energy Expert (COO Gesto Energy Consulting) •+10 years experience •Senior Energy Consultant and Project Manager •Energy Trading Expert •Projects in Portugal, Spain, Italy, USA, Cape Verde and Mozambique

Evat Kandongo Expert consultant in energy and environment (Consulting Services Africa)

• +18 years experience • Consulting Services Africa, CEO (2003 – present) • Stewart Scott Namibia, Office Manager • Windhoek municipality, city engineer’s department

Ngaturue Muroua Expert consultant in environment (Consulting Services Africa) •+15 year experience environmental projects • Community-based natural resource management • Communal and emerging commercial farming • Communal water point committee training

THE CORE TEAM, A WORLDWIDE RENOWNED EXPERTS TO SUPPORT THE REEEI (II)


Consortium leader: GESTO Energy Consulting Consortium members: GESTO Energy Consulting, Solar Consulting Services, Solar Institut Jülich and Concentrating Solar Power Services Team members include: Chris Gueymard , Christian Faber, Eckhard Lüpfert, Norbert Geuder, Antoine Bittar, Agostinho Miguel Garcia, Miguel Barreto Local company support: Consulting services Africa Solar radiation data: Geomodel

THE CORE TEAM, A WORLDWIDE RENOWNED EXPERTS TO SUPPORT THE REEEI

Consortium


PROJECT OVERVIEW

(I) NATION-WIDE SOLAR RESOURCE ASSESSMENT Coupled with the data from Geomodel, an AOD analysis has been performed to increase the quality of the data (II) SITE SELECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS GIS study based on local data to identify suitable locations for CSP development, followed by site inspections and validation (III) HIGH LEVEL TECHNOLOGY REVIEW, INCLUDING HYBRID GENERATION AND BUSINESS MODEL CSP technologies overview coupled with selection of technologies for site specific conditions, financial analysis and required business model for the development of CSP (IV) BEST PRACTICES ON SOLAR GROUND MEASUREMENTS Best practices sharing for the Development of a network of ground measurement stations to be able to deliver solar resource statistical data (V) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM Development of a program to develop the CSP industry in Namibia and provide opportunities for skil development and job creation associated with the CSP chain value.


(I) NATION-WIDE SOLAR RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; (II) SITE SELECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS

• Geomodel provides satellite data for DNI and GHI • Geomodel uses daily values for AOD while most models use only monthly values • AOD data is reviewed by SCS and quality is increased • New DNI mapping is made incorporating the new data • DNI data is used for the GIS study on site selection

• GIS study is carried out based on the following variables:

• DNI • Power grid and existing generation and transmissions facilities • Road and rail accesses • Environmental constrains such as natural parks and reserved areas • Water availability • Environmental data: temperature, wind speed and direction, temperature and rainfall • Soil type and slope • Land ownership

• Several scenarios were defined for CSP deployment for near term, medium term and long term

development including options for gas and biomass hybridizaton and coal augmentation


(III) HIGH LEVEL TECHNOLOGY REVIEW, INCLUDING HYBRID GENERATION AND BUSINESS MODEL; (IV) BEST PRACTICES ON SOLAR GROUND MEASUREMENTS; and (V) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM

• CSP technologies technical overview including technology description, current market status and tchnology trends by experienced persons with experience in all technologies at several stages: research, development, design, implementation, engineering, procurement and construction.

• CSP technology selection per site taking into account each technology specific advantages for site location

• Preliminary power plant design and output estimate on the selected sites and with the selected technologies

• Financial analysis of the selected sites and plant designs • Policy and business model for development of CSP in Namibia

• Data with statistical value for CSP development requires ground measurement • Development of a ground measurement network • Technical support to start procurement activities on the ground measurement stations • Best practices sharing on how to setup, manage and deliver good Solar radiation data • Increase the quality of radiation on the identified sites by suggesting locations for the solar

ground measurement stations

• Skill and gap assessment in Namibia regarding the CSP industry and all activities related to project development and implementation

• CSP value chain analysis and opportunities for Namibian local content • Development of a program to enable Namibia to enter the CSP industry


KEY DATES

• March 2nd 2012 - Draft version of deliverables

• May 31st 2012 - Presentation of the First Draft for final version of the pre-feasibility study

• June 29th 2012 - Presentation of the Final Draft

• Jul 20th 2012 - Workshop on the draft presentation

• Aug 7th 2012 - Submission of final deliverables


INDUSTRY INPUTS

Industry players are kindly requested to support the study by proving some answers/feedback: • Do you agree with the methodology described? • Do you agree with the variables being considered on the GIS study and with the site visits? What

other variables do you think could be useful for this study? • From your experience, the pre-commercial plant which size makes more sense 5 or 50 MWe? • Is Namibia a suitable location for CSP development? • Can Namibia harbour local content for the CSP industry? • What is the expected policy mechanism for CSP development: Fit, PPA or turnkey? • Would you be interested to attend the workshop in Windhoek on the 20th of July 2012? And if

through webcast?

Please submit your views to [email protected]

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