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system's development and operation. A
"social SCAdA system" is introduced,
which gathers and stores data about both
the microgrid's operation and the community component, including sustainability indicators. the proposals were tested
together with the community in a small
isolated village in desert-like northern
Chile, with the majority of its inhabitants approving the project after one year
of operation. resilience development and
microgrid monitoring are identified as key
challenges for future developments.
A third article, by authors Henry
louie, Peter dauenhauer, Michael
Wilson, Adriaan Zomers, and Joseph
Mutale, related to isolated communities assesses the ingredients for sustainable off-grid energy development.
they report that small-scale, off-grid
systems require less upfront capital and
shorter implementation time frames
and can be strategically located. But
they warn that whereas many organizations expend effort on fundraising,
technical design and implementation
of a system, few thoughtfully plan for
a project's long-term viability. they
propose a holistic design approach,
considering technical, environmental,
economic, social, and organizational
aspects of sustainability that must be
considered and planned for.
Finally, this issue's "In My View"
column offers a contribution from
Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee, Mikul
Bhatia, elisa Portale, ruchi Soni, and
nicolina Angelou from the World Bank
Group's Sustainable energy department. they report that the 1.2 billion
people without electricity are concentrated mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa
and South Asia. In fact, Sub-Saharan
Africa alone constitutes half of the access deficit. India is home to the largest nonelectrified population of more
than 300 million people, followed by
nigeria and Bangladesh. they call for
a new way of thinking about access to
electricity and emphasize that achieving universal access by 2030 will require ambitious action by numerous
stakeholders including governments,
the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and civil society.
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We thank the authors for their time
and dedication to produce these articles
and to IEEE Power & Energy Magazine for the opportunity to analyze and
reflect on such relevant matters for
the well-being of people worldwide.
thanks to Adriaan Zomers for his

valuable help in identifying experts to
invite to contribute as well as with the
paper reviews. Special acknowledgements to editor-in-Chief Mel Olken for
his continuous support.
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