Objective
Strategic aims :
- To consolidate an organizational scheme for large scale PV rural electrification programmes based on users association. To strenghten the activities related to garanteed long term service, maintenance and user training on rational use of PV electricity.
- To involve energy planning authorities, new and traditional energy distributors and users.
- The creation of local jobs by employing local SME into the installation and maintenance.
- To create a network of local technicians trained to service and repair PV plants and assist them by modem for trouble shooting.
The Technology objectives :
- Standard electrical supply for the least investment and operating cost in isolated sites from 450 Wp.
- To increase competiveness of European industry to reach large world markets.
- To increase battery life by improvement on operation management.
- To improve user acceptance by user friendly interface.
- Reduction of downtime and maintenance costs through standardized layout.
- Telemanagement and surveillance of systems by modem, to assist local PV agent
The main innovative are :
- integrated energy planning strategy considering on equal footing grid extension vs. PV stand alone for 1000 sites without electricity.
- Service approach with long term guarantee of results and concerted maintenance through a new energy distributor capable to promote results widely.
- Participation of key decision makers, energy planning authority, energy distributor, industry and user in a comprehensive programme complemented by efficient use of energy.
- Improvement of the operation management of PV components with emphasis on battery lifetime. - telemanagement and surveillance of systems by modem, to assist local PV agent.
- Users share experiences in efficient use of PV energy. Mandatory high efficiency appliances.
- User participation in maintenance tasks incentivated by cash refund of maintenance fees.
To solve the rural energy deficit governments plan grid extension infrastructure ahead of time. In several districts in Spain this has been carried out and some milestones that have been reached are :
- an updated survey of the service needs of the area identifying 1000 sites and the power and energy requirements involved in the activity.
- Cost evaluation of all technically sound alternative feasible. This means grid extension or PV stand-alone systems if the same quality service can be assured.
- Proposal of two complementary subprojects : grid extension to 586 sites and PV stand-alone to 414 sites, each subdivided in two phases.
For the 1st phase of the PV (100 sites of the 414) subproject user, energy distributors and local authorities will coordinate to achieve :
- Selection of grid connection or PV stand-alone as a function of energy needs and distance to the grid with only one infrastructure proposal to the user.
- Stand-alone PV electrification installation to supply electric power on a long term service basis.
- Standard quality of supply (230V AC), high-reliability and improved efficiency (MPPT).
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