All Issue

2025 Vol.13, Issue 3 Preview Page
A Study on Improving Feasibility Studies for the Expansion of Solar Power Plant ODA Projects: Focusing on the Tunisia Case

태양광 발전소 ODA 사업 확대를 위한 타당성 분석 사업 개선방안 연구: 튀니지 사업 사례를 중심으로

Min Ju Kwak12
,
Keun Kee Hong3*
곽 민주12
,
홍 근기3*
1Global Business Office, GDC Consulting, Seoul, 06136, Korea
2Department of Climate, Environment and Energy Studies, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, 04312, Korea
3Joint Research Center for Energy Technology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Korea
1해외사업실, 지디씨컨설팅(주), 서울, 06136
2기후환경에너지학과, 숙명여자대학교, 서울, 04312
3에너지기술공동연구소, 고려대학교, 서울, 02841
*Corresponding Author
30 September 2025. pp. 157-163
PDF XML Citation
Abstract

This study evaluates the feasibility study project for a 50MW solar power plant implemented in Tunisia by KOICA from 2017 to 2019. Using the OECD DAC evaluation criteria—relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, sustainability, and coherence—the study assesses project performance and highlights challenges in translating feasibility results to actual implementation. The analysis found that the project produced high-quality outputs and supported the enhancement of local technical capacity; however, its effectiveness was limited due to a lack of flexibility in responding to changes in national policies. Based on this case, the study proposes improvements for future projects, including adaptive project design, enhanced linkage to financing mechanisms, clearer institutional roles, and post-project monitoring systems. These recommendations aim to ensure that solar feasibility studies contribute not only to pre-investment planning but also to long-term renewable energy deployment in developing countries. The findings are particularly relevant as demand for solar infrastructure and technical cooperation continues to grow globally.

Keywords
Feasibility study
Solar PV power plant
Tunisia
Energy ODA
Development experience exchange partnership
References
1

E. M. Maher, L. Aaron St, Stand-alone photovoltaic solar power generation system: A case study for a remote location in Tunisia. IEEE PES Gen. Meet. Power Energy Soc. Gen. Meet. 2010, 1-4, (2010).

10.1109/PES.2010.5590206
2

I. K. Kim, J. Park, A Study on Improvement of Construction Cost Estimation Method in the Feasibility Study Stage of Health Facilities in ODA Project. Int. Dev. Coop. Rev. 14(1), 99-118 (2022).

10.32580/idcr.2022.14.1.99
3

MOFA, KOICA, Implementation Guidelines for Development Consulting (DEEP) Projects (2013).

4

J. S. Kwak, Study on the Strategies to Improve DEEP Program, KOICA ODA Research Team Report (2013).

5

KOICA, Project Document on the Feasibility Study of 50MW Photovoltaic Power Plants (2016).

6

KOICA, Request for Proposal for the 2024 Ex-post Evaluation of KOICA’s Infrastructure -linked Development Consulting Project (2024).

7

OECD DAC, Evaluation Criteria: Adapted Definitions and Principles for Use (2019).

8

OECD DAC, Applying Evaluation Criteria Thoughtfully (2021).

9

OECD, Available online: https://www.oecd.org/en/topics/sub-issues/development-co-operation-evaluation-and-effectiveness/evaluation-criteria.html (accessed on 30 June 2025).

10

J. S. Jeong, Revising the OECD DAC Evaluation Criteria: Discussions and Implications (2019).

11

KOICA, Mid-term Sectoral Strategy 2016-2020 (2016).

10.34225/jidc.2016.4.41
12

Republic of Tunisia, Tunisian National Development Plan 2016-2020 (2016).

13

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, The Green Economy in Tunisia: An Implementation Tool of the New Sustainable Development Strategy 2014-2020 (2014).

14

KOICA, Preliminary Survey Result Report on the Feasibility Study of 50MW Photovoltaic Power Plants (2018).

15

KOICA, Feasibility Study Report on the Feasibility Study of 50MW Photovoltaic Power Plants (2019).

16

KOICA, Final Project Report on the Feasibility Study of 50MW Photovoltaic Power Plants (2022).

17

F. Attig-Bahar, M.S. Guellouz, M. Sahraoui, S. Kaddeche, Economic analysis of a 1 MW solar chimney power plant in Tozeur, Tunisia. Renew. Energy. 178 (2021).

10.1016/j.renene.2021.06.073
Information
  • Publisher :Korea Photovoltaic Society
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국태양광발전학회
  • Journal Title :Current Photovoltaic Research
  • Volume : 13
  • No :3
  • Pages :157-163
  • Received Date : 2025-08-05
  • Revised Date : 2025-08-18
  • Accepted Date : 2025-08-18
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.21218/CPR.2025.13.3.157
Journal Informaiton Current Photovoltaic Research Current Photovoltaic Research
Online Submission
  • NRF
  • KISTI Current Status
  • KISTI Cited-by
  • crosscheck
  • orcid
  • open access
  • ccl
Journal Informaiton Journal Informaiton - close