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Renewable Energy Project
Khumaltar, Lalitpur
P.O.Box: 23028
Ph: 01-5525551, 01-5520069
Fax: 01-5550168
Email: repinfo@aepc.gov.np |
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| Institutional Solar Photovoltaic System |
CESPs are the Key
The communities, through the COs will be the driving force for the energy service provision and creation of the energy infrastructure. The communities will estimate their energy demand, which will be the basis for the procurement of solar energy equipment; they will receive comprehensive training on energy provision, technical issues (operation, basic repair and maintenance), business development, financial management, general management, the communities will be kept abreast of systems design, and they will be present in the commissioning tests and end-warranty period tests.
Ultimately, the CESPs will become the owners of the solar energy equipment that the REP will procure.
Focusing on a well-defined areas
The Project focuses its activities in the districts that fulfil the criteria defined by the Financing Agreement signed by the European Commission and the GoN. The REP selected districts on basis of following criteria:
- Low electrification ratio
- No proven grid extension in next 5 years
- No proven potential for micro-hydro
- Low human development index
- High solar radiation
- Social mobilization structures and activities, such as REDP, DLGSP, MEDEP, REAP, are in place.
The districts selected for the REP implementation are:
| Far-western Development Region: |
Bajhang, Bajura, Baitadi, Achham, Darchula and Doti |
| Mid-western Development Region: |
Mugu, Humla, Jumla, Dolpa and Salyan |
| Western Development Region |
Myagdi, Gorkha and Mustang |
| Central Development Region: |
Dhading, Rasuwa, Dolakha and Ramechhap |
| Eastern Development Region: |
Panchthar, Okhaldhunga, Taplejung and Sankhuwasabha. |
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| Standardization and quality |
| REP believes that quality of the installed system components is one of the key factor that determines the sustainability of the system as a whole. Therefore adequate attention will be paid while drafting the technical specifications of the solar energy system components to ensure that internationally accepted quality products are procured and installed. Like wise, as far as possible standard sized product package will be considered for installations. |
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| EDF Collection through CO |
| The community organisation interested to become CESP and meeting all REP eligible criteria and selected for energy demand collection will estimate the energy demand in their respective area. The project will provide all required information on energy service provision and ask them to collect the Energy Demand Form from end use institutions. Support required to fill up the EDF will be provided by the project. |
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| Project Supplies energy equipment |
Solar energy equipment will be provided by the project. The PV equipment will be purchased through International Open Tender procedure as defined by the EC procurement guidelines. The tender dossier for PV systems will be a single tender for EUR 10 mill divided into lots as per specifications ensuring that the installation of PV systems within regions is completed successfully and within limited time.
In addition to the PV systems, the REP will procure Solar thermal systems amounting EUR 150,000 for supply of process heat (agro-business), hot water supply for health posts and tourism industry, solar cookers for clinics, schools and tourism industry. |
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| Capacity Support |
| REP will strengthen the human capital of the AEPC and district technical/energy offices through the formal and on-the-job trainings. Institutional capacity building will focus on areas related to promotion of renewable energy technologies, as well as to the monitoring and impact evaluation of renewable energy projects. In addition, REP will provide support to the existing Management Information System of AEPC to accommodate the requirement of Institutional Solar Photovoltaic System and solar thermal equipment, and to link it to the GIS facilities of the National Planning Commission.
At the community level, the project will provide capacity support to the CESPs to operate and manage the installed systems. After the capacity support, the CESPs will perform the following tasks when operational: |
- Collect Energy demand from the eligible end-users
- Operate, maintain and take care of the installed systems
- Set appropriate tariff rate, collect tariffs from the end-users, and manage the fund
- Ensure smooth energy supply to the end-users
- Expand the energy services in the future by mobilizing fund from government, donor agencies, local authorities, bank loans, own investment
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