EPC最佳实践指南：撒哈拉以南非洲版

Best Practice GuidelinesSub-Saharan Africa edition Foreword Welcome to the sub-Saharan Africa edition of the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) BestPractice Guidelines. Based on the first edition of SolarPower Europe’s EPC Best Practice Guidelines, this editionhas been adapted to the sub-Saharan African context. It is a joint effort between SolarPower Europe membersand eight African solar and renewable energy associations. The work was supported by GET.invest, a Europeanprogramme which mobilises investments in decentralised renewable energy, and is supported by the EuropeanUnion, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Austria. The sub-Saharan African solar market is entering a crucial period, ensuring universal access to clean, affordableenergy is particularly vital for the continent’s social and economic development. With vast potential, andambitious renewable energy targets in several countries, solar is expected to penetrate farther and more quicklythan ever before. Maintaining public trust and investor confidence in national solar PV industries across sub-Saharan Africa will be crucial in driving the continent’s energy transition forward and supporting sustainabledevelopment. Ensuring this will only be possible if installations are built to high-quality standards that ensurethey run effectively and reliably over their lifecycle. Getting the fundamentals right during the project design,engineering, procurement, and construction phases is key to improving reliability, de-risking projects, andboosting the attractiveness of sub-Saharan African markets to investors. To support this effort, SolarPower Europe joined forces with GET.invest and African solar and renewable energyassociations from Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to developthe sub-Saharan African edition of the EPC Best Practice Guidelines. Our joint African-European EPC Task Forcewas launched in June 2021, assembling 24 leading solar experts from both continents. The kick-off meetingwas followed by a series of online working meetings, in which we adapted the first edition of the SolarPowerEurope’s EPC Best Practice Guidelines to reflect the market and business conditions in sub-Saharan Africa,taking the unique aspects of the continent into account. The recommendations have been updated and includemethods for better assessing project risk and bankability in sub-Saharan Africa. There are detailed provisionson the transition between the project development and EPC phases, including on selecting an EPC serviceprovider. Similarly, extra considerations surrounding the involvement of local communities in projectdevelopment have been included. Specific provisions have been made for the inclusion of battery storage inpower plant design, with a new section on battery procurement to accompany updated recommendations onmodule procurement. The contractual framework chapter has also undergone an overhaul to include new termsand bond categories, relevant to the sub-Saharan African context. These are only some of the examples fromthe many updates that were made to make this document as useful as possible for solar industry stakeholdersacross sub-Saharan Africa. This document is aimed at EPC service providers and other stakeholders involved inproject design and the construction of solar PV power plants, including Asset Owners, investors, lenders, andtechnical advisors. By establishing common industry best practice, this guide can improve transparency,understanding between stakeholders, and ensure that solar PV plants are built to the highest standards. We hope that this resulting guide can help improve quality across the EPC segment. ANDREW AMADIChairman,Kenya Renewable EnergyAssociation (KEREA) WALBURGAHEMETSBERGERChief Executive Officer,SolarPower Europe NIVESHEN GOVANDERChief Operating Officer,South AfricanPhotovoltaic IndustryAssociation (SAPVIA) SEGUN ADAJUPresident,Renewable EnergyAssociation of Nigeria(REAN) ISAIAH D NYAKUSENDWAPresident,Renewable EnergyAssociation of Zimbabwe(REAZ) ENOCH AGYEPONGExecutive Director,Renewable EnergyAssociation of Ghana(REAG) RICARDO COSTA PEREIRAPresident,Renewable EnergyAssociation ofMozambique (AMER) GEOFFREY R JOHNChairperson,Tanzania RenewableEnergy Association(TAREA) GEOFFREY KALIAPresident,Solar Industry Associationof Zambia (SIAZ) Chair of the SolarPower Europe Lifecycle Quality Workstream:Adele Ara, Lightsource bp. Vice-Chairs of the SolarPower Europe Lifecycle Quality Workstream:Timo Moeller, NovaSource Power Services; Alden Lee, ABO Wind. Coordinator of the SolarPower Europe Lifecycle Quality Workstream:Benjamin Clarke, SolarPower Europe. Contact:info@solarpowereurope.org. Contributors:Adam Terry, Harmattan Renewables, SAPVIA; Andrew Amadi, KEREA; Chanda Nxumalo, Harmattan Renewables; Daniel Barandalla, UL; Dotun Tokun,Solarmate; Enoch Agyepong, REAG; Eng. Ephantus Kamweru, REREC; Francis Romano, Knights Energy; Gary Wiltshire, Logos In