PV for Community ServicesPV for Community Services

Deployment and SustainabilityMohamed Ali Hamid

(PV Consultant)(PV Consultant)mohamed@pvpsd.org

Sudan CDF Projectj

• Community Development Fund (CDF)Community Development Fund (CDF)• Approach: Community Driven Development

T t B i Ed ti P i H lth• Targets: Basic Education, Primary Health and village water supply.

• Finance: MDTF & GoS and administered by the WB.

• Geographical Focus: 4 War affected States• PV Target (90 relized scale up to 200PV Target (90 relized, scale up to 200

communities).

Rural Energy DemandRural Energy Demand

• Lighting (Education Health Clubs etc)Lighting (Education, Health, Clubs …etc)• Cooling (Health, Vaccines)

S i l (Cl b t )• Social (Clubs, women centers)• Security (street Lighting)/ Police stations• Drinking water

PV for RE - Why?• Rural Energy: Low scattered demand• Suitable for stand-alone power supply.Su ab e o s a d a o e po e supp y• PV is mature Technology.• PV is modular (start small & grow)• PV is modular (start small & grow)• Low Maintenance & ease of operation (

d d i ti & lit i t)good design practice & quality equipment).• Long life• But? High upfront cost (need finance?)• Sustainability (After Sale Service (Tech &Sustainability (After Sale Service (Tech &

Financial)

1- PV Vaccine RefrigeratorsC tl 750 it t id (All• Currently over 750 units country wide (All WHO approved Standard).

• Managed by the EPI/MoH who has in-house technical capability and financially supported by MoH and UNICEF.

• O&M is provided by State based EPI p ytechnicians.

• PV Lighting system provides extendedPV Lighting system provides extended services at night. This part usually faces problems of O&M as MoH does notproblems of O&M as MoH does not consider it as part of the fridge system

PV Vaccine FridgePV Vaccine Fridge

2- PV Lighting System for SchoolsSchools

• Provide limited power for lighting two class rooms teachers offices and dormitoriesrooms, teachers offices and dormitories.

• May include TV/Sat and Mobile Charging.• There is no localized know-how and

financial support for after sale service.• Sourcing of spare parts.• New modalities include: Mobile chargingNew modalities include: Mobile charging

and community PV fund (school fees)-Sustainability from withinSustainability from within.

School LightingSchool Lighting

• (Examples –CDF/Sudan)(Examples CDF/Sudan)

Mobile Charging as wellMobile Charging as well

School Lighting (DC System)School Lighting (DC System)

AC SystemAC System

Mosque LightingMosque Lighting

3- Community Clubs3 Community Clubs

• Equipment provided by Gov/DevelopmentEquipment provided by Gov/Development Agencies.

• System provides lighting/TV and Mobile• System provides lighting/TV and Mobile charging facilities.O&M f di i t bli h d th h l b• O&M funding is established through club entrance fees and mobile charging.

• Technical know-how and spare parts sourcing to be localized.

Community Club(CFD Pil )(CFD Pilot)

Watching TV & Playing CardsWatching TV & Playing Cards

4- Street Lighting Systemsg g y• Equipment funding from Gov. &

Development AgenciesDevelopment Agencies.• Systems are designed for auto-operation

for 10 12 hoursfor 10-12 hours.• O&M is financed by community (each

f f ili /i tit tigroup of families/institutions are responsible for nearby pole – if failed to

k th t f t th l ti )upkeep, then transfer to another location).• Localized technical know-how and spare

parts sourcing needed.

One Lighting Pole means a lot here

Safe Parking AreaSafe Parking Area

Playing CardsPlaying Cards

Challengesg• Deploying quality products based on sound

system designsystem design.• Financing spare parts and maintenance cost.

P f PV l t it l l• Presence of PV players at community level.• Technical know-how at the community level.• PV Market chain (Even main players- turn key

projects)• Establishing funding system and

management at the community level.

CDF Approach• Establish baseline data of target communities.• Technical training at community level. g y• Assist in building business relation between

Khartoum and state based PV companies/installers.

• Ensure participation of state based technician in the project implementation (on-job Training).

• Encourage prospective suppliers to engage b d i / h i istate based enterprises/technicians as

subcontractors and local dealers.i t i t bli hi PV F d t th it• assist in establishing PV Fund at the community

level (Community contributions/school fees . etc)

CDF PV-So Far!CDF PV So Far!• Phase-1: Covered 80 communities in

Northern Kordofan (3 loaclities).• Trained State based technicians on PV

system installation and maintenance (10 technicians per locality and 70 in total).p y )

• Target communities have established funding for after sale service ahead offunding for after sale service ahead of system installation (pre-condition).

• Base-line established for all target• Base-line established for all target communities. (For impact assessment).

CDF PV –So Far!CDF PV So Far!

• CDF was declared as the best WBCDF was declared as the best WB projects in Africa (The bottom-up approach and the integration of PV solar in ruraland the integration of PV solar in rural development).

Key Questionsy• Equipment Specs and quality. Is Warranty

is enough? What about after one yearsis enough? What about after one years immediate failures?

• Quality compromise against project• Quality compromise against project budget-how the Toolkit can help?S t i bilit ?• Sustainability?:– From where to start? (Funding

h i ?/t i i ?/B li d t ?/Smechanism?/training?/Baseline data?/Spare parts?).What are funding options?– What are funding options?

– How to capitalize CDM Revenues?