Swiss Partners
Solar Energy Foundation, Zürich,
www.stiftung-solarenergie.org,
Harald Schützeichel
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Swiss Contribution
The Solar Energy Foundation already has REPIC support for various Solar Centers that offer solar technician training, set up, carrying out and developing their criteria. Therefore, it has a great deal of experience in Ethiopia, in the solar energy field.
Description
In this pilot project, 500 new Solar Home Systems shall be deployed and tested in Ethiopia. These systems are locally assembled and sold, but with subsidies during the pilot phase. The new Solar Home Systems shall facilitate the dissemination of solar technology through the use of a newly developed solar charge controller. In this way, users should obtain better information on the state of their Solar Home Systems, including the remaining service life. The integrated prepayment system will facilitate the financing of these Systems.