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Abstract
With grid connection rates in Malawi at 9% (5% for rural population) and 87% of primary schools lacking electricity, future connection for a significant share of the remaining schools through off-grid means is a plausible scenario. However, sustainability of off-grid community energy projects at public institutions in Malawi has historically been described as poor. Existing knowledge is largely anecdotal and quantitative data of any sort for off-grid installations is lacking. Efforts to document project existence and what has been effective have mildly improved recently, but this has not included in-depth sustainability analysis . Despite these efforts, it is thought that many more systems and their performance go undocumented. Thus, in 2014 a study was funded by the Scottish Government within the MREAP programme to capture sustainability factors for 43 off-grid solar PV projects at public institutions dispersed throughout Malawi.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 4th Symposium Small PV-Applications 2015 |
Subtitle of host publication | Rural Electrification and Commercial Use |
Pages | 116-121 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2015 |
Event | 4th Symposium Small PV-Applications - Munich, Germany Duration: 9 Jun 2015 → 10 Jun 2015 |
Conference
Conference | 4th Symposium Small PV-Applications |
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Country | Germany |
City | Munich |
Period | 9/06/15 → 10/06/15 |
Keywords
- off-grid
- Malawi
- photovoltaic
- solar power
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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MREAP: Malawi Renewable Energy Acceleration Programme
Dauenhauer, P., Frame, D., McArthur, S. & Ault, G.
1/01/12 → 31/03/15
Project: Research
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Research output
- 1 Commissioned report
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Sustainability of Solar PV Institutions in Malawi
Dauenhauer, P. & Frame, D. F., 15 Jun 2015, Glasgow: University of Strathclyde. 60 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Open AccessFile
Activities
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2015 Malawi Renewable Energy Symposium
Peter Dauenhauer (Speaker)
19 Aug 2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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4th Symposium Small PV-Applications
Peter Dauenhauer (Speaker)
2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course