Peru To Provide Free Solar Power To 2 Million Of Its Poorest Residents

ATLleaf · 09-11-13, 11:16 AM

Peru To Provide Free Solar Power To 2 Million Of Its Poorest Residents

Peru has initiated a new solar panel program that will provide electricity to more than 2 million of its poorest residents, Don Lieber over at Planetsave has reported.

Currently, only 66% of Peru’s 24 million people has access to electricity, according to the country’s Energy and Mining Minister Jorge Merino. By 2016, the plan is to provide electricity to 95% of residents through The National Photovoltaic Household Electrification Program.

“This program is aimed at the poorest people, those who lack access to electric lighting and still use oil lamps, spending their own resources to pay for fuels that harm their health,” he said.

The first phase will install 1,601 solar panels in the Contumaza province, enough to power 126 communities throughout Cupisnique, San Benito, Chilete, Tantarica, Yonan, San Luis, and Contai. The second phase of the project will involve 12,500 PV systems to provide 500,000 households, about 2 million people, with free electricity. The overall cost will be around $200 million.

Peru has incredible access to sunlight, so this is the perfect way to take advantage of natural resources while providing a valuable service to residents of all income levels. Makes you wonder why more countries can’t do the same, doesn’t it?

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Daox · 09-12-13, 08:34 AM

Sounds like a great idea. Its nice to see other countries working on stuff like this, especially ones that don't have the infrastructure we have in the US.

NeilBlanchard · 09-14-13, 12:41 PM

They need to use a setup like the SOLN1, which has an onboard battery pack and inverter, making it really useful for using it off the grid.

jeff88 · 09-14-13, 01:31 PM

Seems to me like $200 million well spent! It also seems like this is more of a pilot program, where they will work out the bugs and then implement more modules throughout the rest of the country. I wonder if in 2016, when 95% of the people have this access, what the payments are going to look like?

I can think of a group of people who could learn from this.

09-11-13, 11:16 AM	#1
ATLleaf Lurking Renovator Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 16 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Peru To Provide Free Solar Power To 2 Million Of Its Poorest Residents Peru To Provide Free Solar Power To 2 Million Of Its Poorest Residents Peru has initiated a new solar panel program that will provide electricity to more than 2 million of its poorest residents, Don Lieber over at Planetsave has reported. Currently, only 66% of Peru’s 24 million people has access to electricity, according to the country’s Energy and Mining Minister Jorge Merino. By 2016, the plan is to provide electricity to 95% of residents through The National Photovoltaic Household Electrification Program. “This program is aimed at the poorest people, those who lack access to electric lighting and still use oil lamps, spending their own resources to pay for fuels that harm their health,” he said. The first phase will install 1,601 solar panels in the Contumaza province, enough to power 126 communities throughout Cupisnique, San Benito, Chilete, Tantarica, Yonan, San Luis, and Contai. The second phase of the project will involve 12,500 PV systems to provide 500,000 households, about 2 million people, with free electricity. The overall cost will be around $200 million. Peru has incredible access to sunlight, so this is the perfect way to take advantage of natural resources while providing a valuable service to residents of all income levels. Makes you wonder why more countries can’t do the same, doesn’t it? story from: Peru To Provide Free Solar Power To 2 Million Of Its Poorest Residents

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NeilBlanchard Journeyman EcoRenovator Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Maynard, MA Eaarth Posts: 383 Thanks: 78 Thanked 39 Times in 32 Posts	They need to use a setup like the SOLN1, which has an onboard battery pack and inverter, making it really useful for using it off the grid.

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jeff88 Lots of questions Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 73 Thanks: 27 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Seems to me like $200 million well spent! It also seems like this is more of a pilot program, where they will work out the bugs and then implement more modules throughout the rest of the country. I wonder if in 2016, when 95% of the people have this access, what the payments are going to look like? I can think of a group of people who could learn from this.