Social impacts of energy resource planning: assessment methodology and case study

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Table 1. Summary Statistics of article sample review by fields.

Field	Number
Economics	13
Management	7
Operations	2
Entrepreneurship	4
Marketing	3
Accounting	1
Energy Related	20

Source: Prepared by Author.

Table 2. Summary Statistics of article sample review by type.

Type	Number
Qualitative	29
Quantitative	5
Modeling	2
Descriptive	3
Conceptual	4
Theoretical	7

Source: Prepared by Author.

Figure 1. Theoretical hydropower potential in the world (in TWH/year) – total resource. Source: EPE (2007); Prepared by Author.

Figure 2. Technically usable hydroelectric potential in the world (in TWH/year). Source: EPE (2007); Prepared by Author.

Table 3. Peruvian installed capacity.

	National installed power
Hydropower	36%
Thermal	60%
Solar	2%
Wind	2%
Total (MW)	15,122.84

Source: MINEM (2019).

Table 4. Peruvian power generation.

	National power generation
Hydropower	55%
Thermal	41%
Solar	1%
Wind	3%
Total (MW)	5696.85

Source: MINEM (2019).

Figure 3. Useful electricity volume projection until 2051. Source: MEF (2021); MINEM (2015) Prepared by Author.

Table 5. Energy resources description.

	N° of Possible Power Plants	Total Installed Capacity (MW)	Average Energy Production (GWh)
SHP with reservoir	Zero	Zero	Zero
SHP without reservoir	46	664.9	3006.5
UHE with reservoir	9	732	3721.8
UHE without reservoir	27	1544	7855.8
Total	82	2940.8	14,583.1

Source: Prepared by Author.

Table 6. Job creation quantity.

Energy resource	Total installed capacity (MW)	Job creation rate (Job/MW)	Job creation
SHP with reservoir	0	31.6	0
SHP without reservoir	664.9	31.6	21,011
UHE with reservoir	732	11.1	8124
UHE without reservoir	1544	11.1	17,138
Total	2940.8		46,273

Source: Prepared by Author.

Table 7. Monthly salary by energy resource (R$/month) (Exchange Rate reference for 2021: 1 R$ = 0.18527 USD. Source: Bloomberg, 2022).

(R$/month)	UHEs with reservoir	UHEs without reservoir	SHPs with reservoir	SHPs without reservoir
Project (1%)	19,744	17,346	18,545	15,345
Construction and Production (82%)	7142	5714	7142	5714
Operation (17%)	3398	3398	3398	3398
Average	6632	5437	6620	5428

Source: Prepared by Author.

Table 8. Development influence variables.

	UHEs with reservoir	UHEs without reservoir	SHPs with reservoir	SHPs without reservoir
Δ AVERFP	19.4%	33.6%	0%	41.1%
Δ AVERFP HD	6.47%	11.2%	0%	13.7%

Source: Prepared by Author.

Table 9. Visual impact assessment.

Energy Resources	a	b	PA	TP	CPA
UHE with reservoir	0.85	0.85	500	1000	36.1%
UHE without reservoir	0.7	0.7	500	1000	24.5%
SHP with reservoir	0.6	0.6	500	1000	18.0%
SHP without reservoir	0.5	0.5	500	1000	12.5%

Source: Prepared by Author.

Table 10. Sound impact percentage difference between the identified value measured and the value allowed by law.

Energy Resources	Sound Impact (%)
UHEs with reservoir	9.5–12.6
UHEs without reservoir	9.5–12.6
SHP with reservoir	5.5–7.7
SHP without reservoir	5.5–7.7

Source: Prepared by Author.

Table 11. People displacement rates.

Energy resources	Displacement rate (People/MW)
UHEs with reservoir	6.7
SHP with reservoir	Not available
UHEs without reservoir	∼Zero
SHP without reservoir	∼Zero

Source: Prepared by Author.

Table 12. Resource assessment according to the AV method.

Attribute	Sub-attribute	UHEs with reservoir	UHEs without reservoir	SHPs without reservoir
Job Generation	Direct Jobs (Jobs/MW)	8124	17,138	21,011
Job Generation	Job Quality (R$/month)	6632	5437	5428
Social Impact due to Land Occupation	People displacement (People/MW)	6.7	0	0
Development Influence	Economic Activities (%)	19.4	33.6	41.1
Development Influence	Human Development (%)	6.47	11.2	13.7
Comfort Perception	Visual Impact (%)	36.1	24.5	12.5
Comfort Perception	Sound Impact (%)	9.5 - 12.6	9.5 - 12.6	5.5 - 7.7

Source: Prepared by Author.

Table 13. Standardisation of sub-attribute assessments.

Attribute	Sub-attribute	UHEs with reservoir	UHEs without reservoir	SHPs without reservoir
Job Generation	Direct Jobs (Jobs/MW)	0	0.5	1
Job Generation	Job Quality (R$/month)	1	0.5	0
Social Impact due to Land Occupation	People displacement (People/MW)	0.5	1	1
Development Influence	Economic Activities (%)	0	0.5	1
Development Influence	Human Development (%)	0	0.5	1
Comfort Perception	Visual Impact (%)	0	0.5	1
Comfort Perception	Sound Impact (%)	0.5	0.5	1

Source: Prepared by Author.

Table 14. Sub-attribute weight

Attribute	Sub-attribute	Sub-attribute weight
Job Generation	Direct Jobs	32%
Job Generation	Job Quality	19%
Social Impact due to Land Ocupation	People Displacement	10%
Development Influence	Economic Activities	13%
Development Influence	Human Devolopment	19%
Confort Perception	Visual Impact	3%
Confort Perception	Sound Impact	4%

Table 15. Final energy resources ranking.

Energy resources	Final standardised grade	Final ranking
SHPs without reservoir	0.81	1
UHEs without reservoir	0.55	2
UHEs with reservoir	0.26	3

Source: Prepared by Author.

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