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= Example
‘Energising Development’ Mali =
Mali's power grid covers only a few urban areas
and more than 97 % of the rural population live without access to
electricity. In order to enhance living conditions of the population photovoltaic
battery charging stations were installed in seven rural municipalities as a
part of the Malian Communal Electrification Programme ‘Électrifcation
Communale’ (ELCOM) which is a unit of the Local Government Support
Programme (‘Programme
d’Appui aux Collectivités Territoriales’ (PACT))and forms an
integral part of the ‘Energising
Development’ (EnDev)
initiative, a German-Dutch partnership.
ELCOM’s objective is
to provide access to electricity in rural areas of Mali, not only by constructing
SBCS for local people, but also by installing communal solar power systems for key public buildings
(health centres, schools, town halls) and solar street lights.
The SBCS are property of the municipality and
the operation is delegated to a private service provider who runs them on a
fee-for-service basis. The fee is used to cover the maintenance and upgrade
costs of the SBSC as well as the maintenance costs for the communal
PV systems installed in schools, health centres and town halls.
From the beginning of 2008 until the beginning
of 2009, 26 SBCS were constructed. The municipalities contributed to the
expenses in cash and in kind (labour by the villagers) with an average
proportion of 10 to 20 % of the initial investment costs. The remaining
costs were covered by EnDev funding.
Most of the SBCS constructed have a recharge
capacity of three batteries per day.
They consist of
terminal,
- six PV panels with a capacity
of 65 Wp each,
- a charge controller and
- necessary equipment such as
cables and fittings.
Some SBCS have a capacity of six batteries per day
(capacity of 780 Wp (= 12 panels), two charge controllers) and one
has a capacity of nine batteries. Furthermore, each SBCS has its own small PV
system for lighting consisting of a 65 Wp panel, a charge
controller, a battery and lamps for inside and outside.
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