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| 10 Wp PV module  
 
| 10 Wp PV module  
 
| 15%  
 
| 15%  
| 450 ETB
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| 450 ETB  
 
| 25 €
 
| 25 €
 
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| 18 Ah gel-type lead-acid battery  
 
| 18 Ah gel-type lead-acid battery  
 
| 20%  
 
| 20%  
| 600 ETB
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| 600 ETB  
 
| 33 €
 
| 33 €
 
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| Charge controller with payment function and data logger  
 
| Charge controller with payment function and data logger  
 
| 25%  
 
| 25%  
| 750 ETB
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| 750 ETB  
 
| 42 €
 
| 42 €
 
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| Lamps  
 
| Lamps  
 
| 15%  
 
| 15%  
| 450 ETB
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| 450 ETB  
 
| 25 €
 
| 25 €
 
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| Cable, box, plugs, user book, fixings, manufacturing, installation  
 
| Cable, box, plugs, user book, fixings, manufacturing, installation  
 
| 25%  
 
| 25%  
| 750 ETB
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| 750 ETB  
 
| 42 €
 
| 42 €
 
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The capital cost of the systems installed in Rema and its neighbouring village of Rema ena
 +
Dire were financed by donor funds. However, households must pay a monthly fee of
 +
between 10 and 14 ETB (US$0.9 and 1.2) depending on the number of lamps in their
 +
system. The charge is divided into two parts: a basic fee which is used to pay the local
 +
technicians for regular maintenance work, and a further fee to pay for replacement parts
 +
such as the battery and LEDs.
  
 
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Revision as of 09:46, 3 September 2009

Compariosn of Costs and Subsidies of different projects

Country Example Model Market Costs in € per SHS Costumer Price in € Share of direkt Subsidies1
EnDev Nicaragua Cash Sales 600 (75-85 Wp) 220-280 54-63%
EnDev Honduras Two hand 576 (54 Wp) 231-301 60%
EnDev Bangladesh One hand 341 (50 Wp) 290 15%
EnDev Bangladesh II One hand 142-149 (21 Wp) 98-115 19-34%
EnDev Uganda Cash Sales 420 (50 Wp) 420 0%2
EnDev Senegal Concession 498 (50 Wp) 30 connection, 6 per month 70%
GTZ Tansania Cash Sales 200 (14 Wp) 200 0%
Roshan Pakistan Concession  ?? (40 Wp) 4,10 connection, 1,76 per month 100%
Solarstiftung Äthiopien Service NGO 200 (10 Wp) connection free, 0,17 per month 100%
Sunlabob Laos Service RESCO  ?? (20 Wp)  ?? connection, 2,5 per month 0%3
Sri Lanka RERED Two hand 372-437 (?30? Wp) 310-375 14-17%


1: of direct costs for the system and for installation, without O&M.
2: for private costumers, social infrastracture is subsidised with up to  85% of costs.
3: but refinancing loans at discounted rates


For an evaluation of these economic data, information on the quallity and sustainability of the SHS, as well as on O&M and services has to be collected. In addition, it has to be checked to what extent the target group of the poorer rural population could be reached within the different projects.


Source: Translated from the study on subsidies conducted by SiNERGi for EnDev (in German).


The Solar Energy Foundation, Ethiopia 

The Solar Energy Foundation (Stiftung Solarenergie) has developed a small solar-home-system (SHS) with a 10 Wp PV module for rural electrification in Ethiopia.

Each SHS costs 3000 ETB (about 167 €, September 2009), including manufacturing and installation, divided approximately:

10 Wp PV module 15% 450 ETB 25 €
18 Ah gel-type lead-acid battery 20% 600 ETB 33 €
Charge controller with payment function and data logger 25% 750 ETB 42 €
Lamps 15% 450 ETB 25 €
Cable, box, plugs, user book, fixings, manufacturing, installation 25% 750 ETB 42 €

The capital cost of the systems installed in Rema and its neighbouring village of Rema ena Dire were financed by donor funds. However, households must pay a monthly fee of between 10 and 14 ETB (US$0.9 and 1.2) depending on the number of lamps in their system. The charge is divided into two parts: a basic fee which is used to pay the local technicians for regular maintenance work, and a further fee to pay for replacement parts such as the battery and LEDs.



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