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Thai Solar Home Systems (SHS) |
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There is still no electricity supplied to many of the villages in far-off regions in Thailand. In order to provide these villagers with basic lighting , the Thai government began an ambitious two-year US$200 million program to provide solar home systems (SHS) to 203,000 remote households. |
Mission:
| An estimated 15,000 Thai solar home systems are located in Tak province, mostly in the western part along the Thai - Burma border. Remarkably, there is no maintenance or repair program in place to ensure that these systems will continue to work in the long term, nor are operations and maintenance instructions provided to system recipients. |
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BGET’s aim is to improve system sustainability. This includes teaching villagers and local government technicians about proper operation and maintenance, helping to encourage a basic supply and support network, and ensuring the proper removal and recycling of dead batteries. |
| The second mission of BGET is repairing systems that can be easily repaired. This includes fixing basic manufacturing or installation defects, increasing average annual sunlight exposure (usually by cutting down the trees which shade the solar panels), replacing broken lights, as well as helping the villagers to file the claims for broken parts that fail under warranty. BGET’s work also includes discussing options for more expensive repairs such as replacement of equipment or system modifications in the event that the warranty has expired or is not applicable. |
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The third mission for BGET is surveying Thai SHS. The collected data for each SHS includes the date of survey, house information, status of the system, and questionnaire on how SHS benefit the villagers. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 17 August 2006 )
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