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Revision as of 09:05, 3 February 2009
| Technological Aspects
- Civil engineering
- Power equipment (turbines, generators, …)
- Control equipment
- Transfer of technology (incl. licensing issue)
- Upgrading of water mills, rehabilitation of existing power plants
- Local production capacity for power equipment, tubes, wiring etc.(technical and management capacity)
Institutional set-up
- Overall institutional set-up at national level (incl. rural electrification agencies)
- International organisations
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| Policy Framework
- Typical regulations for the installation and operation of small hydro power plants
- Feed-in policies
- Energy planning for rural areas (national level, local level)
- Promotional instruments
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| Operation and Business Models
- Promotion of local planning / design capacities
- Modes of operation (public, private, community-based, …)
- Promotion of private sector participation – Operator models / business set-up
- Metering and billing systems (metering, flat-rate / limiters, pre-payment)
- Tariffs
- Operation and maintenance (models, training approaches, …)
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| Financing Models
- Grants, subsidies
- Soft loans
- Commercial loans
- Venture capital
- Involvment of MFIs, commercial banks, governmental financial institutions
- Risk coverage (for project preparation, for constrcution phase, operation phase)
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| Social and environmental Impacts of rural Electrification Schemes
- Monitoring (socio-economic studies, baseline studies, …)
- Conflict-sensitive project design (incl. household selection, tariffs, cross-subsidization)
- Social implications of load management
- Integration of gender issues
- Consumer awareness and communication
- Environmental impact assessments
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| Climate change-related issues
- CDM, bundling, CDM Programme of Activities
- Climate proofing of projects
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