SOLAR ENERGY IN NEPALQuality Assurance System of AEPC/ESAP

Presented by

Resha Piya

4th Oct 20091

TODAY’S MAIN PROBLEM OF NEPALESE

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Solar Energy Potential in Nepal

Solar Energy Technologies Quality Assurance Systems for Solar Home

System promoted by AEPC/ESAP

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SOLAR ENERGY POTENTIAL IN NEPAL

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Global Horizontal Irradiance, kWh/m2/day

SWERA ProjectCenter for Energy StudiesInstitute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University

Annual Average

1:3500000

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Legend3.85 - 4.004.00 - 4.154.15 - 4.304.30 - 4.454.45 - 4.604.60 - 4.754.75 - 4.904.90 - 5.055.05 - 5.20

100 0 100 Kilometers

Figure 1

Country Average = 4.7 kWh/m2/day

Solar Energy source is freeSolar Energy source is RenewableSolar Energy is abundant

10% tapping- 34587535000 KWh/day

Around 300 days SunshineAround 300 days Sunshine

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SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

Solar Photovoltaic Technology

Solar Light Energy

Solar Heat

Energy

Solar Thermal Technology

• Solar Home System

• Solar Tuki

• Institutional solar PV system

• Solar Water pumping system

• Building integrated solar PV Systems

• Electrical vehicle charging station

• Solar Dryer

• Solar Cooker

• Solar Water Heater

• Solar room heating system

• Solar Refrigeration

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SHS

Installation, commissioning and training

• Subsidy policy and delivery mechanism, qualification of PV

company, • Level I &II technicians

• L I & II and other relevant training

Design System Sizing

guidelinesBrochures/ Publication

Design criteria

Manufacturing Quality standards

-NEPQA

Testing RETS

Field testing by RETS

Acceptance, Operation and Maintenance

SHS User’s Survey Component Guaranty Field monitoringCompany grading, penalty and Exit mechanism After-sales service

QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS FOR SOLAR HOME SYSTEM PROMOTED BY AEPC/ESAP

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PROGRAMME QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS

To maintain Product Quality Testing of SHS components: Establishment of Renewable Energy Test

Station (RETS) and development and Nepal PV Quality Assurance (NEPQA),

Field Testing and monitoring of installed SHS in the field.

To maintain Service Quality Subsidy Policy and Delivery Mechanism of SHS.

Procedure for Qualifying Solar PV Companies.

Criteria and Mechanism for company grading, Penalty, Exist and Release of 10% Retained SHS subsidy.

Support to develop Efficient and Effective service provider Support to the private sector and other relevant organizations in training and

other capacity building activities. Development of Training Manuals for Solar Electric Technician Level I and II

and support to conduct Level I and II training program. Skill test standards and testing Laboratories for Level I and II at council for

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POSITIVE EFFECT OF QA INTERVENTIONS Establishment of RETS and Development of NEPQA is one

remarkable achievement of solar programme. It has provided a good example of how to increase the quality of solar home systems components while including local manufactures and companies. In addition, Users are benefiting from quality products.

Field monitoring of SHS has been effective as it has helped to promote dissemination of quality SHS and quality after-sales services and has discouraged manipulation or misuse of subsidy.

Because of subsidy provision, larger proportions of rural population are able to install SHS in their houses. Rural people who would have never even thought about electricity light in their dream have obtained light from SHS.

The existence of SHS business and market in the country is increasing due to the provision of subsidy: Around 60 registered PV companies with around 400 branches/dealers and more that 3000 certified technicians.

Besides stimulating demand the subsidies have been used as an incentive to achieve good quality through a system of qualified system component and qualified manufacturing/installing companies.

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