To increase community understanding of mini-grid design, management and operation
Interest in decentralised renewable energy solutions is rapidly increasing, e.g. solar home systems and mini-grids in Southeast Asia. As conventional mini-grid planning tends to limit participation and exclude social and organisational success factors, planning methods and tools need to be improved and expanded by including communal knowledge resources in the planning process.
The aims of the exchange activities are:
- To increase community understanding of mini-grid design, management and operation
- To incorporate user input and knowledge into system design and management
- To demonstrate the “Mini-grid Game” as a participatory planning tool
- To foster knowledge exchange among practitioners
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Interconnected Mini-grids for Intensive Rural Electrification in Nepal (IMIREN)
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To demonstrate the benefits of renewable energies for generating electricity in isolated areas in Peru
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Exchange: Strengthening Open-Source ELC Development in Southeast Asia
(1) to continue to build and strengthen local capacities around ELC installation and development; and (2) to further improve the open-source ELC design
Open Source Initiative: Smart Grids for Small Grids
This project seeks to develop an open source load management system for community-based renewable energy systems.