Photovoltaics for household energy in Mongolia: experience and potential

Author

Chadraa, B. ; Derrick, A. ; Purevdorge, G.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Renewable Energy, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Volume

2

fYear

1994

fDate

5-9 Dec 1994

Firstpage

2309

Abstract

Around 140,000 Mongolian families in rural areas rely on animal husbandry for their living, making this an important sector of the Mongolian economy. 81,000 of these families are nomadic, moving their tents and livestock to new pastures. Over one thousand PV power systems have now been installed in Mongolian households under national, UNDP and Japanese co-operation projects. As a result of studies and appraisals undertaken for UNDP and Danida, a marketing strategy is being developed for the commercialisation of photovoltaics. This paper reports on market study results and the development of financing mechanisms, rural credit and livestock product bartering

Keywords

economics; photovoltaic power systems; project engineering; Mongolia; PV power systems; commercialisation; development; financing mechanisms; household energy; livestock product bartering; projects; rural credit; Agriculture; Animals; Appraisal; Fuels; Horses; Petroleum; Photovoltaic cells; Production; Renewable energy resources; Wind energy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1460-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCPEC.1994.521687

Filename

521687