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Solar Photovoltaic Programme Implementers in the Asia-Pacific Region
with the Bangladeshi SHS programme. In stark contrast to the Fijian incentive to maintain them, was also recognised by implementers as
SHS programme, this SHS programme is a large-scale project that a major factor behind the success of the programme.
uses a market-orientated approach and has a reputation for being
highly successful. The survey focused on the factors that had Those involved in the implementation of the Bangladeshi SHS
contributed to this programme being so successful. Again, there was programme also recognised that one of its fundamental weaknesses
not one but several answers. An inherent advantage of the was an inability of a programme based on micro-credit loans to
programme is the large number of potential participants, providing include the poorest members of rural communities. Many
an economy of scale that enables unit costs to be reduced. The use implementers also perceived that the growth and sustainability of
of a micro-credit financial mechanism was also regarded by the programme would, at some stage, be increasingly constrained by
implementers to have been instrumental in enabling large numbers a lack of trained programme managers and implementers.
of potential users to participate by purchasing their system on credit.
Overall, the highly variable contexts in which SHS programmes are
However, programme implementers also considered several other implemented and the complexities of implementing these
factors to have been important in determining the success of the programmes make it difficult to provide a recipe for programme
Bangladeshi SHS programme. One of these was the wide range of success. However, what the above-mentioned study has shown is that
SHS sizes offered, and the fact that each option is designed to those with responsibility for implementing SHS programmes in the
minimise costs and to suit the needs of the individual user. This was Asia-Pacific region, and therefore most likely elsewhere, are aware of
seen to be a major reason for the high levels of user satisfaction and, both the strengths and weakness of their programmes and of the
therefore, the high participation rates. Another reason given by opportunities for improving the success of their programmes within
programme implementers for the success of the programme was the the constraints under which they operate. Many of the keys to
networking and sharing between organisations participating in the improved success rest not with programme implementers but with
implementation of the programme, which has provided their political masters. However, in some cases there remain key
opportunities for reducing monitoring and maintenance costs. The issues, such as the lack of awareness and reliance on best practice
careful selection of areas for potential extension of the programme guidelines and how market-orientated programmes can be adapted to
implementation based on the interest of potential users in the area assist the very poorest members of these communities, who stand to
was yet another reason given for the success of the programme. The gain most from being provided with access to electricity. These key
extensive training of users and the fact that they would own their issues require further investigation so that they can be resolved and
systems once the loans were repaid, and they therefore had an that the implementation of SHS programmes continues to improve. n
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Asia-Pacific Solar Energy Conferences
2–4 December 9–11 March
2009
Semicon Japan 5th AsiaSolar PV Industry
29 October – 1 November
Chiba, Japan Exhibition and Forum
www.semiconjapan.org Pune, India
Solar Energy Expo
www.renewtechindia.com
Bangladesh
www.zakgroup.com
2010 16–18 March
9–11 November
Semicon China
18–21 January Shanghai, China
Solarcon India
World Future
www.semi.org
Hyderabad, India
www.solarconindia.org
Energy Summit
Abu Dhabi, United 17–19 March
9–13 November
Arab Emirates Enerexpo Vietnam
www.worldfutureenergysummit.com Hanoi, Vietnam
19th International
www.enerexpo.com
Photovoltaic Science and
3–5 February
Engineering Conference
ExpoSolar 30 March – 1 April
and Exhibition
Il-San city, Korea ASIA SOLAR 2010
Jeju, South Korea
www.pvsec19.kr
www.ExpoSolar.org Shanghai, China
www.asiasolar.cc
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