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Renewable energy deployment policy-instruments for Cameroon: Implications on energy security, climate change mitigation and sustainable development

  • Enow-Arrey, Frankline
    • Bulletin of the Korea Photovoltaic Society
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.56-68
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    • 2020
  • Cameroon is a lower middle-income country with a population of 25.87 million inhabitants distributed over a surface area of 475,442 ㎢. Cameroon has very rich potentials in renewable energy resources such as solar energy, wind energy, small hydropower, geothermal energy and biomass. However, renewable energy constitutes less than 0.1% of energy mix of the country. The energy generation mix of Cameroon is dominated by large hydropower and thermal power. Cameroon ratified the Paris Agreement in July 2016 with an ambitious 20% greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction. This study attempts to investigate some renewable energy deployment policy-instruments that could enable the country enhance renewable energy deployment, gain energy independence, fulfill Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and achieve Sustainable Development Goals. It begins with an analysis of the status of energy sector in Cameroon. It further highlights the importance of renewable energy in mitigating climate change by decarbonizing the energy mix of the country to fulfill NDC and SDGs. Moreover, this study proposes some renewable energy deployment policy-solutions to the government. Solar energy is the most feasible renewable energy source in Cameroon. Feed-in Tariffs (FiT), is the best renewable energy support policy for Cameroon. Finally, this study concludes with some recommendations such as the necessity of building an Energy Storage System as well a renewable energy information and statistics infrastructure.

An Analysis of Policy Initiatives and Benefit Sharing Schemes to Support Floating Solar Power Plants (수상태양광 지원제도와 이익공유 방식 분석)

  • Ahn, Seunghyeok;Soh, Yoonmie;Ryu, Hojae;Lee, Hyoeun;Hwangbo, Eunyoung;Yun, Sun-Jin
    • New & Renewable Energy
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.9-27
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    • 2021
  • Floating solar power markets are rapidly growing worldwide. The main policy instrument utilized to expand renewable energy use in foreign countries with many floating solar power installations is Feed-in-Tariffs (FITs). Foreign countries apply FIT to projects that have a secured grid connection, and lately, there has been a change in the direction of introducing or expanding auction systems. Vietnam and Taiwan give higher FIT to floating solar installations than land solar ones, and China, Vietnam, and Taiwan have higher FITs for certain regions. Compared to foreign countries where large-scale floating solar power installations have been installed, Korea has utilized Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) weights for residents' participation are provided additionally under the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS). In contrast to Korea, where residents' participation and benefit profit sharing are emphasized, the Netherlands provides opportunities for local residents to participate in floating solar power projects through cooperatives to improve the residents' acceptance.

An Implication of Korean Renewable Energy Policy Through the Review of a Foreign Renewable Energy Policy (외국의 신.재생에너지 정책의 검토를 통한 신.재생에너지 발전차액지원제도의 개선방향)

  • Kim, Yu-Jin;Kim, Su-Duk
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.11a
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    • pp.618-627
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    • 2005
  • 본 연구는 신 재생에너지 보급제도 중 하나인 발전차액지원제도가 중유발전설비의 회피비용으로 기준가격을 책정하여 신 재생에너지원의 적정구매가치를 적절히 반영하지 못하고 있고, 발전차액의 보전은 소비자의 직접적인 부담 대신 전력기반기금을 통해 지원됨에 따라 보급제도의 지속가능성 문제가 있음에 주목하여, 그 대안으로 도입을 검토 중인 RPS와 독일, 프랑스의 FITs제도를 검토하여 보았다. RPS는 시장기능을 이용한 가격결정 등 많은 장점에도 불구하고 시행 상 예상되는 여러 가지 제도적 장치 마련의 필요성 등의 문제를 간과할 수 없다. 독일의 FITs는 시장을 통한 가격결정이 아닌 정책적으로 가격이 책정된다는 문제가 지적되고 있으나 신 재생에너지의 현장조건 등을 고려한 차별적인 가격산정방식과 기간별, 에너지산출량별 가격조정방식으로 문제를 보완하고 있다. 독일의 FITs제도와 프랑스의 가격산정모형을 국내 기준가격산정방식에 관련된 연구들과 비교 검토를 통해 궁극적으로는 해당에너지의 소비자가 직접 비용을 부담하게 함으로써 신 재생에너지보급정책이 지속 가능한 대안을 가질 수 있음을 보여준다.

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Strategies of Korean Trade Companies According to Russian WTO Accession (러시아 WTO가입에 따른 우리나라 기업의 대응전략)

  • Lee, Jae-Hyun
    • International Commerce and Information Review
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.313-332
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    • 2013
  • Large tundra of the Russian Empire, has rich resources and science and technology, and a huge domestic market potential is rapidly changing. Based on the abundant energy resources such as oil, gas, and minerals, as foreign trade is active, the huge capital is moving. And commitment the active SOC by improving laws and regulations and changes in the structure of the Russian economy. One of them pushed the WTO since 1993, 19 years to see fruition join the WTO (World Trade Organization). As the official entry into force August 22, Russia, July 10, 2012, Congress passed the treaty after joining the WTO and of the 156th WTO member countries, was officially join. As the WTO, Russia has the world's 11th-largest economy in the steel tariffs from 30% to 15% are exported to Russia, South Korea Car TV parts from 10% to 0%, reduced from 20% to 5% Korean export companies to export to Russia, etc., is expected to become the new land of opportunity. Russia hopes the changes improve the investment environment, the service industry, manufacturing revitalization the macroeconomic sectors of the economy through the WTO, and forecast, but the consumption increased revenue due to tariff cuts, falling import prices and the real economy, and weak manufacturing base. On the one hand, the perspective of concern. In conclusion, Russia joining the WTO, and the feed to improve the fairness and transparency of the market opening, the Russian advance in Korean companies be facilitated and strong complementary cooperation, especially in manufacturing is expected. In this paper, after Russia joining the WTO, trade liberalization, and ready for a new era of economic cooperation between Korea and Russia, at the point of expanding openness to propose strategies to analyze the problems of Korean companies during the Russian advance.

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