@article{BhandariArceSessaetal.2020,
  author    = {Ramchandra Bhandari and Benjamin Eduardo Arce and Vittorio Sessa and Rabani Adamou},
  title     = {Sustainability Assessment of Electricity Generation in Niger Using a Weighted Multi-Criteria Decision Approach},
  series   = {Sustainability},
  volume    = {13},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  issn      = {2071-1050},
  doi       = {10.3390/su13010385},
  url       = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:832-epub4-16537},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {The majority of Niger ’s population faces a widespread lack of access to electricity. Althoughthe country lies in the Sahara belt, exploitation of solar energy is so far minimal. Due to ongoing fossilfuel exploration in the country, this fuel might dominate the future electricity supply. Today, Nigerimports the most of its electricity from Nigeria. There is a need to expand electricity generation andsupply infrastructures in Niger. When doing so, it is important to choose a proper set of electricitygeneration resource/technology that fulfils sustainability criteria. Thus, the objective of this work isto analyze a methodology in order to assess different energy technologies for Niger. A multi-criteriadecision approach was selected to assess the most accessible energy system for the country. Forthis purpose, indicators were developed and weighted for ranking electricity generation options.Altogether 40 indicators are selected under six dimensions (availability, risk, technology, economics,environment and social) to assess eight different alternatives, considering the aggregated results andcorresponding scores under each dimension. A merit list of technology and resources for electricitygeneration presented in this work could support the stakeholders in their decision-making for furtherprojects implementation in the country.},
  language  = {en}
}