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Subodh Mathur - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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World Bank/GEF Solar Home Systems Projects : experiences and lessons learned 1993-2000
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2000Co-Authors: Eric Martinot, Anil Cabraal, Subodh MathurAbstract:Abstract Twelve projects provide energy services to off-grid rural households in developing countries by enhancing markets for Solar Home Systems and by removing barriers to their dissemination. Project approaches are reviewed, along with early implementation experience and lessons suggested by experience. Most projects incorporate the following features: pilot private-sector and NGO delivery models; pilot consumer credit delivery mechanisms; pay first-cost subsidies and offer affordable system sizes; support policy development and capacity; develop codes and standards and establish certification, testing, and enforcement institutions; and conduct consumer awareness and marketing programs. Most projects are just beginning implementation; a few are almost completed. Lessons from early experience suggest that: Solar Home system delivery firms face a myriad of difficulties operating in rural areas; credit risk is a serious concern of both financiers and dealers and makes credit sales particularly challenging; technical performance of Systems is becoming well-proven; customers desire a range of component options and service levels and can benefit from even small Systems; projects must recognize the link between rural electric-grid extension and Solar Home system demand; and marketing campaigns can be extremely costly and time consuming in rural areas. Challenges are to demonstrate sustainable and replicable business models, develop regulatory models for energy-service concessions, and integrate rural electrification policy with Solar Home system delivery.
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world bank gef Solar Home Systems projects experiences and lessons learned 1993 2000
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2000Co-Authors: Eric Martinot, Anil Cabraal, Subodh MathurAbstract:Abstract Twelve projects provide energy services to off-grid rural households in developing countries by enhancing markets for Solar Home Systems and by removing barriers to their dissemination. Project approaches are reviewed, along with early implementation experience and lessons suggested by experience. Most projects incorporate the following features: pilot private-sector and NGO delivery models; pilot consumer credit delivery mechanisms; pay first-cost subsidies and offer affordable system sizes; support policy development and capacity; develop codes and standards and establish certification, testing, and enforcement institutions; and conduct consumer awareness and marketing programs. Most projects are just beginning implementation; a few are almost completed. Lessons from early experience suggest that: Solar Home system delivery firms face a myriad of difficulties operating in rural areas; credit risk is a serious concern of both financiers and dealers and makes credit sales particularly challenging; technical performance of Systems is becoming well-proven; customers desire a range of component options and service levels and can benefit from even small Systems; projects must recognize the link between rural electric-grid extension and Solar Home system demand; and marketing campaigns can be extremely costly and time consuming in rural areas. Challenges are to demonstrate sustainable and replicable business models, develop regulatory models for energy-service concessions, and integrate rural electrification policy with Solar Home system delivery.
Eric Martinot - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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World Bank/GEF Solar Home Systems Projects : experiences and lessons learned 1993-2000
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2000Co-Authors: Eric Martinot, Anil Cabraal, Subodh MathurAbstract:Abstract Twelve projects provide energy services to off-grid rural households in developing countries by enhancing markets for Solar Home Systems and by removing barriers to their dissemination. Project approaches are reviewed, along with early implementation experience and lessons suggested by experience. Most projects incorporate the following features: pilot private-sector and NGO delivery models; pilot consumer credit delivery mechanisms; pay first-cost subsidies and offer affordable system sizes; support policy development and capacity; develop codes and standards and establish certification, testing, and enforcement institutions; and conduct consumer awareness and marketing programs. Most projects are just beginning implementation; a few are almost completed. Lessons from early experience suggest that: Solar Home system delivery firms face a myriad of difficulties operating in rural areas; credit risk is a serious concern of both financiers and dealers and makes credit sales particularly challenging; technical performance of Systems is becoming well-proven; customers desire a range of component options and service levels and can benefit from even small Systems; projects must recognize the link between rural electric-grid extension and Solar Home system demand; and marketing campaigns can be extremely costly and time consuming in rural areas. Challenges are to demonstrate sustainable and replicable business models, develop regulatory models for energy-service concessions, and integrate rural electrification policy with Solar Home system delivery.
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world bank gef Solar Home Systems projects experiences and lessons learned 1993 2000
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2000Co-Authors: Eric Martinot, Anil Cabraal, Subodh MathurAbstract:Abstract Twelve projects provide energy services to off-grid rural households in developing countries by enhancing markets for Solar Home Systems and by removing barriers to their dissemination. Project approaches are reviewed, along with early implementation experience and lessons suggested by experience. Most projects incorporate the following features: pilot private-sector and NGO delivery models; pilot consumer credit delivery mechanisms; pay first-cost subsidies and offer affordable system sizes; support policy development and capacity; develop codes and standards and establish certification, testing, and enforcement institutions; and conduct consumer awareness and marketing programs. Most projects are just beginning implementation; a few are almost completed. Lessons from early experience suggest that: Solar Home system delivery firms face a myriad of difficulties operating in rural areas; credit risk is a serious concern of both financiers and dealers and makes credit sales particularly challenging; technical performance of Systems is becoming well-proven; customers desire a range of component options and service levels and can benefit from even small Systems; projects must recognize the link between rural electric-grid extension and Solar Home system demand; and marketing campaigns can be extremely costly and time consuming in rural areas. Challenges are to demonstrate sustainable and replicable business models, develop regulatory models for energy-service concessions, and integrate rural electrification policy with Solar Home system delivery.
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Chapter 151 – World Bank Solar Home Systems Projects: Experiences and Lessons Learned 1993–2000
World Renewable Energy Congress VI, 2000Co-Authors: Eric Martinot, Anil CabraalAbstract:Publisher Summary It is noted that twelve projects provide energy services to off-grid rural households in developing countries by enhancing markets for Solar Home Systems and by removing barriers to their dissemination. This chapter reviews these project approaches, along with early implementation experience and lessons suggested by experience. Projects essentially pilot private-sector NGO delivery models and consumer credit delivery mechanisms. They pay first-cost subsidies and offer affordable system sizes. They also support policy development and capacity, and develop codes and standards and establish certification, and enforcement institutions, and finally conduct consumer awareness and marketing programs. In future, it is however, important to demonstrate sustainable and replicable business models, demonstrate regulatory models for energy-service concessions, and integrate rural electrification policy with Solar-Home-system delivery.
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chapter 151 world bank Solar Home Systems projects experiences and lessons learned 1993 2000
World Renewable Energy Congress VI#R##N#Renewables: The Energy for the 21st Century World Renewable Energy Congress VI 1–7 July 2000 Brighton UK, 2000Co-Authors: Eric Martinot, Anil CabraalAbstract:Publisher Summary It is noted that twelve projects provide energy services to off-grid rural households in developing countries by enhancing markets for Solar Home Systems and by removing barriers to their dissemination. This chapter reviews these project approaches, along with early implementation experience and lessons suggested by experience. Projects essentially pilot private-sector NGO delivery models and consumer credit delivery mechanisms. They pay first-cost subsidies and offer affordable system sizes. They also support policy development and capacity, and develop codes and standards and establish certification, and enforcement institutions, and finally conduct consumer awareness and marketing programs. In future, it is however, important to demonstrate sustainable and replicable business models, demonstrate regulatory models for energy-service concessions, and integrate rural electrification policy with Solar-Home-system delivery.
Anil Cabraal - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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World Bank/GEF Solar Home Systems Projects : experiences and lessons learned 1993-2000
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2000Co-Authors: Eric Martinot, Anil Cabraal, Subodh MathurAbstract:Abstract Twelve projects provide energy services to off-grid rural households in developing countries by enhancing markets for Solar Home Systems and by removing barriers to their dissemination. Project approaches are reviewed, along with early implementation experience and lessons suggested by experience. Most projects incorporate the following features: pilot private-sector and NGO delivery models; pilot consumer credit delivery mechanisms; pay first-cost subsidies and offer affordable system sizes; support policy development and capacity; develop codes and standards and establish certification, testing, and enforcement institutions; and conduct consumer awareness and marketing programs. Most projects are just beginning implementation; a few are almost completed. Lessons from early experience suggest that: Solar Home system delivery firms face a myriad of difficulties operating in rural areas; credit risk is a serious concern of both financiers and dealers and makes credit sales particularly challenging; technical performance of Systems is becoming well-proven; customers desire a range of component options and service levels and can benefit from even small Systems; projects must recognize the link between rural electric-grid extension and Solar Home system demand; and marketing campaigns can be extremely costly and time consuming in rural areas. Challenges are to demonstrate sustainable and replicable business models, develop regulatory models for energy-service concessions, and integrate rural electrification policy with Solar Home system delivery.
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world bank gef Solar Home Systems projects experiences and lessons learned 1993 2000
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2000Co-Authors: Eric Martinot, Anil Cabraal, Subodh MathurAbstract:Abstract Twelve projects provide energy services to off-grid rural households in developing countries by enhancing markets for Solar Home Systems and by removing barriers to their dissemination. Project approaches are reviewed, along with early implementation experience and lessons suggested by experience. Most projects incorporate the following features: pilot private-sector and NGO delivery models; pilot consumer credit delivery mechanisms; pay first-cost subsidies and offer affordable system sizes; support policy development and capacity; develop codes and standards and establish certification, testing, and enforcement institutions; and conduct consumer awareness and marketing programs. Most projects are just beginning implementation; a few are almost completed. Lessons from early experience suggest that: Solar Home system delivery firms face a myriad of difficulties operating in rural areas; credit risk is a serious concern of both financiers and dealers and makes credit sales particularly challenging; technical performance of Systems is becoming well-proven; customers desire a range of component options and service levels and can benefit from even small Systems; projects must recognize the link between rural electric-grid extension and Solar Home system demand; and marketing campaigns can be extremely costly and time consuming in rural areas. Challenges are to demonstrate sustainable and replicable business models, develop regulatory models for energy-service concessions, and integrate rural electrification policy with Solar Home system delivery.
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Chapter 151 – World Bank Solar Home Systems Projects: Experiences and Lessons Learned 1993–2000
World Renewable Energy Congress VI, 2000Co-Authors: Eric Martinot, Anil CabraalAbstract:Publisher Summary It is noted that twelve projects provide energy services to off-grid rural households in developing countries by enhancing markets for Solar Home Systems and by removing barriers to their dissemination. This chapter reviews these project approaches, along with early implementation experience and lessons suggested by experience. Projects essentially pilot private-sector NGO delivery models and consumer credit delivery mechanisms. They pay first-cost subsidies and offer affordable system sizes. They also support policy development and capacity, and develop codes and standards and establish certification, and enforcement institutions, and finally conduct consumer awareness and marketing programs. In future, it is however, important to demonstrate sustainable and replicable business models, demonstrate regulatory models for energy-service concessions, and integrate rural electrification policy with Solar-Home-system delivery.
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chapter 151 world bank Solar Home Systems projects experiences and lessons learned 1993 2000
World Renewable Energy Congress VI#R##N#Renewables: The Energy for the 21st Century World Renewable Energy Congress VI 1–7 July 2000 Brighton UK, 2000Co-Authors: Eric Martinot, Anil CabraalAbstract:Publisher Summary It is noted that twelve projects provide energy services to off-grid rural households in developing countries by enhancing markets for Solar Home Systems and by removing barriers to their dissemination. This chapter reviews these project approaches, along with early implementation experience and lessons suggested by experience. Projects essentially pilot private-sector NGO delivery models and consumer credit delivery mechanisms. They pay first-cost subsidies and offer affordable system sizes. They also support policy development and capacity, and develop codes and standards and establish certification, and enforcement institutions, and finally conduct consumer awareness and marketing programs. In future, it is however, important to demonstrate sustainable and replicable business models, demonstrate regulatory models for energy-service concessions, and integrate rural electrification policy with Solar-Home-system delivery.
Lu Aye - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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sizing Solar Home Systems for optimal development impact
Energy Policy, 2012Co-Authors: M Bond, Robert Fuller, Lu AyeAbstract:Abstract The paper compares the development impact of three different sized Solar Home Systems (SHS) (10, 40 and 80 W p ) installed in rural East Timor. It describes research aimed to determine whether the higher cost of the larger Systems was justified by additional household benefits. To assess the development impact of these different sizes of SHS the research used a combination of participatory and quantitative tools. Participatory exercises were conducted with seventy-seven small groups of SHS users in twenty-four rural communities and supplemented with a household survey of 195 SHS users. The combined results of these evaluation processes enabled the three sizes of SHS to be compared for two types of benefits—those associated with carrying out important household tasks and attributes of SHS which were advantageous compared to the use of non-electric lighting sources. The research findings showed that the small, 10 W p SHS provided much of the development impact of the larger Systems. It suggests three significant implications for the design of SHS programs in contexts such as East Timor: provide more small Systems rather than fewer large ones; provide lighting in the kitchen wherever possible; and carefully match SHS operating costs to the incomes of rural users.
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a policy proposal for the introduction of Solar Home Systems in east timor
Energy Policy, 2007Co-Authors: M Bond, Robert Fuller, Lu AyeAbstract:Abstract The Government of East Timor aims to increase the rate of household electricity service from 20% to 80% over the next 20 years. With a largely rural population living in sparsely populated, remote locations, Solar Home Systems (SHS) will play an important role in meeting the off-grid component of rural electrification in East Timor. This paper describes current experience and trials in East Timor with Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology. It examines the East Timorese context against six ‘key features’ identified by the World Bank as typically included in Solar PV projects: delivery infrastructure; access to finance; rural electrification policy; guarantees for minimum quality; understanding of customer needs; and scaling up capacity building. Of these issues, the authors contend that selection of the delivery infrastructure model is the most critical decision, and that for East Timor, in its present stage of development, a market-driven approach for SHS is unlikely to be successful. A model which subsidises capital costs but seeks full recovery of operating costs is recommended. Irrespective of the delivery infrastructure model, for sustainability, capacity must be developed in a range of other areas, particularly the commercial availability of high-quality components and spare parts; creation of a pool of skilled technicians for installation and maintenance; and development of a robust fee collection and maintenance infrastructure.
R. A. Attalage - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Socio‐economic impact of Solar Home Systems in rural Sri Lanka: A case‐study
Energy for Sustainable Development, 2005Co-Authors: Priyantha D.c. Wijayatunga, R. A. AttalageAbstract:The use of Solar photovoltaic Systems of 25 W p to 50 W p (frequently called Solar Home Systems, or SHSs) has been spreading fast in the rural areas of Sri Lanka as a source of energy used for domestic lighting, mainly because of the financial incentives provided by the donor agencies and aggressive marketing strategies of the SHS dealers in rural areas. This paper presents the outcome and the analysis of a study conducted with the objective of investigating the social, economic and environmental impact of SHSs in rural Sri Lanka. The study involved conducting a survey of 125 households having SHSs, in the Uva province of Sri Lanka, through personal visits. It was evident that the households are extremely satisfied with the technology that has replaced their kerosene lamps, which had been providing household lighting requirements. The quality of life, in terms of activities such as longer study hours of children, longer TV watching hours for the family and lessening the risk of fatal kerosene lamp accidents, has improved with the introduction of the SHSs. It is concluded that the large-scale penetration of Solar Home Systems in Sri Lanka has helped rural communities both in terms of improved socio-economic conditions and reduced adverse environmental impacts, contrary to the belief that the financial burden of such Systems imposed on the families outweighs the benefits. But when comparing the benefits of SHSs against the extension of the national grid, the country needs to seriously examine its options for the areas currently targeted by SHS dealers.
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Socio-economic impact of Solar Home Systems in rural Sri Lanka: a case-study
Energy for Sustainable Development, 2005Co-Authors: Priyantha D.c. Wijayatunga, R. A. AttalageAbstract:The use of Solar photovoltaic Systems of 25 W p to 50 W p (frequently called Solar Home Systems, or SHSs) has been spreading fast in the rural areas of Sri Lanka as a source of energy used for domestic lighting, mainly because of the financial incentives provided by the donor agencies and aggressive marketing strategies of the SHS dealers in rural areas. This paper presents the outcome and the analysis of a study conducted with the objective of investigating the social, economic and environmental impact of SHSs in rural Sri Lanka. The study involved conducting a survey of 125 households having SHSs, in the Uva province of Sri Lanka, through personal visits. It was evident that the households are extremely satisfied with the technology that has replaced their kerosene lamps, which had been providing household lighting requirements. The quality of life, in terms of activities such as longer study hours of children, longer TV watching hours for the family and lessening the risk of fatal kerosene lamp accidents, has improved with the introduction of the SHSs. It is concluded that the large-scale penetration of Solar Home Systems in Sri Lanka has helped rural communities both in terms of improved socio-economic conditions and reduced adverse environmental impacts, contrary to the belief that the financial burden of such Systems imposed on the families outweighs the benefits. But when comparing the benefits of SHSs against the extension of the national grid, the country needs to seriously examine its options for the areas currently targeted by SHS dealers.
