Die MENA-Region steht nicht nur vor erheblichen gesellschaftlichen Herausforderungen, sondern weist ebenfalls deutlichen Entwicklungsbedarf im Stromsystem auf und erfordert dessen nachhaltige Transformation. Durch einen möglichst hohen regionalen Verbleib der damit anfallenden Wertschöpfung könnten sich Chancen für Technologieausrüster ergeben. Allerdings herrscht im derzeitigen Marktstadium noch immer hohe Unsicherheit inwieweit zukünftig tatsächlich eine Marktentwicklung stattfindet. Vor diesem Hintergrund erfolgt die Entwicklung eines multikriteriellen Bewertungsrahmens für Investitionen in die lokale Produktion, wobei Aspekte der Transition-Forschung Anwendung finden.
One of the main objectives of impact assessments is to identify potentially significant impacts. However, determining this significance has received very limited attention as a procedural step in social impact assessments. Consequently, only limited research and documentation exists on approaches, survey tools and evaluation methods, especially with regard to participatory approaches and combined participatory-technical approaches. This study aims to address this research gap by developing and applying a joined participatory and technical impact significance evaluation. The approach is applied in a case study which analysed the livelihood impacts of the large-scale concentrated solar power plant NOORO I in Ouarzazate, Morocco.
The analysis shows that although different approaches and significance criteria must be applied when involving both local stakeholders and experts, the linked analysis offers more robust results and an improved basis for decision-making. Furthermore, it was observed in the case study that impacts affecting the social, cultural and political spheres were more often considered significant than impacts affecting the physical and material livelihood dimensions. Regarding sustainability assessments of large-scale renewable energy plants, these findings underline the importance (as for other large-scale infrastructure developments) of placing greater emphasis on the inclusion of social aspects in impact assessments.