Solar Pumping Toolkit - Guidance and Assessment - Revision history

Johanna at 10:10, 12 February 2020

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Asenath Ndegwa: /* SWP Training Resources */

2020-02-12T08:35:46Z

SWP Training Resources

Asenath Ndegwa: /* SWP Training Resources */

2020-02-12T08:31:02Z

SWP Training Resources

Asenath Ndegwa: /* Strathmore SWP Course */

2020-02-12T08:30:24Z

Strathmore SWP Course

Johanna at 11:03, 22 November 2018

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Johanna at 16:00, 8 November 2018

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Ahmed El-Sherbini at 14:56, 6 November 2018

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Ahmed El-Sherbini at 14:49, 6 November 2018

2018-11-06T14:49:58Z

Ahmed El-Sherbini at 14:41, 6 November 2018

2018-11-06T14:41:08Z

Ahmed El-Sherbini at 12:53, 1 November 2018

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 *Service agreement average cost with contractors to ensure functionality, about 1,500 USD/ year
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 = SWP Training Resources =
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 *[[:File:Directions to Strathmore Energy Lab.pdf|Directions to Strathmore Energy Lab]]
 = Further Information: Mini-guide, Country Briefing and Video =
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 *Service agreement average cost with contractors to ensure functionality, about 1,500 USD/ year
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 = SWP Training Resources =
-*[[:File:SPV TRAINING CALENDAR 2018.pdf|Training calender]]
+*[[:File:SPV TRAINING CALENDAR 2018.pdf|SWP Training Calendar 2020]]
 *[[:File:SWP Course Content.pdf|Course Content]]
 *[[:File:SWP Course Flyer.pdf|Course Flyer]]
 *[[:File:Solar Water Pumping Training at SERC.pdf|Training at SERC]]
-*[[:File:Directions to Strathmore Energy Lab.pdf|Directions to Strahmore Energy Lab]]
+*[[:File:Directions to Strathmore Energy Lab.pdf|Directions to Strathmore Energy Lab]]

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 *[[:File:Solar Water Pumping Training at SERC.pdf|Training at SERC]]
 *[[:File:Directions to Strathmore Energy Lab.pdf|Directions to Strahmore Energy Lab]]

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 *Service agreement average cost with contractors to ensure functionality, about 1,500 USD/ year
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-= Strathmore SWP Course =
 *[[:File:SPV TRAINING CALENDAR 2018.pdf|Training calender]]
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 *[[:File:Solar Water Pumping Training at SERC.pdf|Training at SERC]]
 *[[:File:Directions to Strathmore Energy Lab.pdf|Directions to Strahmore Energy Lab]]
 = Further Information: Mini-guide, Country Briefing and Video =

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 Anyone in the humanitarian sector interested in using solar for water supply can write to [mailto:solarquery@iom.int this address] requesting for support. Or write directly to the contacts below.
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 Solar pumping should not be seen as a blanket solution to every water supply project, and its use is discouraged in some cases, namely:
-*When average solar radiation in the intended area of work falls under 4.0 PSH or 1,600kWh/m2 (see '''map''')
+*When average solar radiation in the intended area of work falls under 4.0 PSH or 1,600kWh/m2 (i.e. Kenya's map below)
 *When the expertise of the implementing agency is low and private sector support cannot be counted upon
 *Where theft and/or vandalisms of solar schemes is widespread reported from past interventions

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	As a difference with camps, aspects to do with ownership, operation and maintenance, add an extra-layer of complexity when considering solar pumping at host-community level.		As a difference with camps, aspects to do with ownership, operation and maintenance, add an extra-layer of complexity when considering solar pumping at host-community level.
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	A well thought social approach, involving contribution from users, should come before technology choice. In this sense, prioritizing communities with strong social cohesion and coordinating approaches with government water offices and/or private contractors with know-how on long term maintenance and repairs should be a pre-requisite.		A well thought social approach, involving contribution from users, should come before technology choice. In this sense, prioritizing communities with strong social cohesion and coordinating approaches with government water offices and/or private contractors with know-how on long term maintenance and repairs should be a pre-requisite.

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 *Behavior of the aquifer is largely unknown
 *Experience in solar pumping is low or inexistent among WASH partners or in the area of work
 In older camps, solarization of water schemes should be prioritized looking first at a) camps with high recurrent costs to ensure water provision and b) water schemes where a stand-alone solar system can meet the water demand, since cost savings will be usually higher and Return on Investment shorter.

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 As such it is important that if possible, service agreements are established prior to any installation, and renewed as years pass by, with a quality private contractor, water utility, water service provider of relevant government technical office. The possibility to remotely operate and monitor solar pumping schemes could also be considered in certain contexts as a way to reinforce preventive maintenance.<br/>
-Since the single most important barrier towards a wider adoption of solar pumping solutions is the<u>'''weak technical expertise of most WASH organizations'''</u>, support should be encouraged to any solar training activity, that would as much as possible seek to benefit of the wider WASH sector in the country. Additionally, ways of collaboration (with for example academic institutions, knowledgeable private companies or water utilities) should be encouraged in order to make training activities as sustainable or prolonged in time as possible.<br/>
+Since the single most important barrier towards a wider adoption of solar pumping solutions is the&nbsp;<u>'''weak technical expertise of most WASH organizations'''</u>, support should be encouraged to any solar training activity, that would as much as possible seek to benefit of the wider WASH sector in the country. Additionally, ways of collaboration (with for example academic institutions, knowledgeable private companies or water utilities) should be encouraged in order to make training activities as sustainable or prolonged in time as possible.<br/>
 Finally, support to evaluations of older (+5 years) solar systems is to be encouraged in order to build up stronger evidence on the adequacy of solar pumping technology for the given context.<br/>
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