GPM has successfully completed feasibility studies in 26 countries so far, the most recent ones being in Uzbekistan and Georgia for the Ucell and Geocell networks. Ucell and Geocell are part of TeliaSonera, a multi-country operator group with operations across Europe and Asia. We looked at the complete network of base stations to analyse and evaluate for green power feasibility.
Ucell, with its network spanning across 13 regions in Uzbekistan, has been facing acute challenges in terms powering the network and has experienced severe network downtime across the network, thus affecting its revenue potential. We conducted a thorough analysis and design in accordance with the GPM Feasibility Study Methodology, and came up with recommendations to overcome the challenges of energy provision to the network, thereby improving the network uptime to 99.98% from the current 80%. Our green power recommendations demonstrated a savings of ~7.8 million litres per year in diesel consumption for the complete network of close to 2400 base station sites.
The Green Power Feasibility study for Geocell’s network demonstrated a savings of ~8,600 litres of diesel per site per year by implementing our green power recommendations. We also analysed the possibility of connecting the off-grid sites to reliable grid power and suggested that 53 sites out of 114 off-grid sites are most suitable for grid extension as compared to green power deployment.
For further details, please refer to the published case studies available on the resources section of our website. For any further information on engaging with us on a Green Power Feasibility studies, please get in touch at greenpower@gsm.org.