Sustainability - a challenge for deployment of photovoltaics in a utility program

Author

Diniz, A.S.A.C. ; Camara, C.F. ; Carvalho, F.W. ; Tome, I.L. ; Franca, E.D. ; Borges, J.D. ; Resende, M.E. ; Ravinet, R.F. ; Villefort, M.H. ; Costa, L.M.A. ; Carvalho, M.A. ; Delgado, M.B. ; Tasca, S.A.

Author_Institution

Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Volume

3

fYear

2003

fDate

18-18 May 2003

Firstpage

2486

Abstract

This paper presents the main challenges for implementation of a successful PV program for rural electrification. It is generally accepted that an institutional model for successful implementation is local specific. Which model is most suitable for a place depends on institutional, legal, socio-economic and cultural conditions. Furthermore, a project can be successful only if every part of the institutional model is functioning properly. As a consequence, it may take several projects to find a successful approach for a implementation of a larger-scale implementation of photovoltaics program.

Keywords

photovoltaic power systems; socio-economic effects; solar power stations; utility programs; institutional model; larger-scale implementation; photovoltaics deployment; rural electrification; socio-economic model; socioeconomic effects; utility program;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 2003. Proceedings of 3rd World Conference on

Conference_Location

Osaka, Japan

Print_ISBN

4-9901816-0-3

Type

conf

Filename

1305096