Performance of Solar Home Systems in Rural Bangladesh

Author

Chowdhury, Shahriar A. ; Kabir, S. M Raiyan ; Islam, S. M Moududul ; Siddique, Radwanul Hasan ; Sarwar, A. T M Golam

Author_Institution

Dept. of EEE, United Int. Univ., Dhaka, Bangladesh

fYear

2009

fDate

17-19 Dec. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Solar Home System based rural electrification has seen dramatic progress since the start of the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development Project (RREDP), which is financed by Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) since 2003. Recently a technical audit was done for the Solar Home Systems. This paper illustrates the findings of the technical audit during the field visits to four different areas of Bangladesh. The study has revealed some technical shortcomings of the SHS packages sold in Bangladesh. These include incompatible component combinations, faulty installation, lack of quality control of component parts and lack of adequate quality standards and quality enforcement. The paper also proposes some simple solutions to address these issues so that the SHS industry will enjoy continued success in Bangladesh.

Keywords

power markets; solar power; Infrastructure Development Company Limited; Renewable Energy Development Project; Rural Bangladesh; SHS industry; faulty installation; incompatible component combinations; quality control; quality enforcement; quality standards; rural electrification; solar home systems; time 2003 year; Bridges; Circuit testing; Costs; Customer satisfaction; Electrical equipment industry; Manufacturing; Marketing and sales; Packaging; Quality control; Renewable energy resources;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Developments in Renewable Energy Technology ( ICDRET), 2009 1st International Conference on the

Conference_Location

Dhaka

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6012-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICDRET.2009.5454202

Filename

5454202