| dc.description.abstract | Energy planning involves multiple actors (authorities, community, investors, and operators)
and multiple objectives most of the time in perpetual conflict. The Analysis Hierarchy Process
(AHP) which consists of a Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis method (MCDA) theory of
measurement through pairwise comparisons and relies on the judgments of experts to derive
priority scales was used to evaluate the energy resources of Idjwi island in the Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC). The weights obtained from AHP analysis were used to rank the
seven alternative energy resources for the island using the Technique of Order Preferences to
Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS). The combination of the two MCDA methods reduces
the uncertainty and reinforce the reliability of the decision by combining the advantages of both
methods. Two surveys were conducted in this research, one for the rural community in Idjwi,
in order to determine their preferences, priority, economic situation for an energy project. The
second survey was conducted for the energy experts in the region was to analyse the importance
of the criteria. This thesis aims at ranking the different energy resources for rural electrification
in the Island. Energy planning in many developing countries is still not well-handled and
depend mostly on the priorities of actual authorities. To minimize the risk of investing in wrong
sources of energy, energy planning is needed which includes many actors and factors. For
example, the exclusion of the local communities in the process of electrification projects can
lead to failures of many mini-grid projects in villages. Based on the preferences and priorities
of the community, the small hydropower and solar photovoltaic sources were the first
alternatives to power Idjwi Island. An assessment of the renewable energy resources of the
DRC is also included | en_US |
