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Renewable energy planners in developing countries should be cautious in using analytical tools formulated in developed countries. Traditional energy consumption, economic and demography transitions, high-income inequality, and informal economy are some characteristics of developing countries that may contradict the assumptions of mainstream, widely used analytical tools. In this study, we synthesize the debate in previous review studies on energy models for developing countries and then extend the scope of the previous studies by highlighting emerging methods of system thinking, life cycle thinking, and decision support analysis. We then discuss how these tools have been used for renewable energy analysis in developing countries and found out that not all studies are aware of the emerging critical issues in developing countries. We offer here a guidance to select the most appropriate analytical tool, mainly when dealing with energy modeling and analysis for developing countries. We also suggest potential future improvements to the analytical tool for renewable energy modeling and analysis in the developing countries.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	al Irsyad, MI and Nepal, R and Koesrindartoto, DP
Keywords:	modelling tools, renewable energy, developing economies
Journal or Publication Title:	Frontiers in Energy Research
Publisher:	Frontiers Research Foundation
ISSN:	2296-598X
DOI / ID Number:	10.3389/fenrg.2017.00034
Copyright Information:	Copyright 2017 al Irsyad, Halog, Nepal and Koesrindartoto. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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