Sun Slate, Dominican Republic
Approximately 400,000 rural households in the Dominican Republic lack access to grid electricity. Increasing demand for electricity throughout the country, particularly in poor rural areas, has meant finding alternative sources of power. Now, thanks to a national scheme, funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Small Grant Programme and the national government, and with training provided by local organisations, more than 600 rural homes in 18 provinces are using solar power to provide electricity for televisions, radios and lighting. The scheme provides specialised training and establishes micro- enterprise to sell, install and maintain PV systems.
The remote village of Sabana Mula is one community benefiting from the scheme. Using the power of the sun, this community is able to pump water from the village well and light its school as well as individual houses. Yet this is no ordinary scheme. The community of Sabana Mula is showing that they have a big part to play. Seed money is provided by the Small Grants Programme, co- funded by the national government, but the communities themselves have implemented a revolving fund to ensure that everyone gets the technology they so desperately need.
Solar Power in the Dominican Republic
The Corporación Dominicana de Electricidad (CDE), the main electricity supply company in the Dominican Republic, currently provides only half the nation's electricity requirements. Without any electricity, poor rural communities lack the ability to stop urban migration, as many people feel cut off from the outside world. Young people in particular have been migrating to the cities in order to access basic amenities. Traditional use of kerosene for lighting and cooking is expensive and causes health problems too.
The Small Grants Programme of the UNDP financed the first 17 home systems and the community formed a revolving fund to help pay for others. For each solar panel, a deposit of approximately US$115 is needed, together with monthly payments of US$6 per month. An investment like this may take up to three years to pay off, but each solar home system (SHS) is guaranteed to last for 25 years. ADESOL, a national non-governmental organisation (NGO) trained and sponsored a local entrepreneur from Sabana Mula to sell solar panels to the community as well as providing technical assistance and training to the beneficiaries. Elsewhere, ADESOL, together with other NGOs, has been training a new group of entrepreneurs in PV technologies, creating self- sustaining businesses where none existed before. [more]
***Nota: Los enlaces de la historia de la Republica Dominicana que presentamos son hechos que estan escrito en el "libro" de la historia Dominicana. Permitiremos commentos, pero porfavor de mantener el respeto a todo nivel. Gracias.
The remote village of Sabana Mula is one community benefiting from the scheme. Using the power of the sun, this community is able to pump water from the village well and light its school as well as individual houses. Yet this is no ordinary scheme. The community of Sabana Mula is showing that they have a big part to play. Seed money is provided by the Small Grants Programme, co- funded by the national government, but the communities themselves have implemented a revolving fund to ensure that everyone gets the technology they so desperately need.
Solar Power in the Dominican Republic
The Corporación Dominicana de Electricidad (CDE), the main electricity supply company in the Dominican Republic, currently provides only half the nation's electricity requirements. Without any electricity, poor rural communities lack the ability to stop urban migration, as many people feel cut off from the outside world. Young people in particular have been migrating to the cities in order to access basic amenities. Traditional use of kerosene for lighting and cooking is expensive and causes health problems too.
The Small Grants Programme of the UNDP financed the first 17 home systems and the community formed a revolving fund to help pay for others. For each solar panel, a deposit of approximately US$115 is needed, together with monthly payments of US$6 per month. An investment like this may take up to three years to pay off, but each solar home system (SHS) is guaranteed to last for 25 years. ADESOL, a national non-governmental organisation (NGO) trained and sponsored a local entrepreneur from Sabana Mula to sell solar panels to the community as well as providing technical assistance and training to the beneficiaries. Elsewhere, ADESOL, together with other NGOs, has been training a new group of entrepreneurs in PV technologies, creating self- sustaining businesses where none existed before. [more]
***Nota: Los enlaces de la historia de la Republica Dominicana que presentamos son hechos que estan escrito en el "libro" de la historia Dominicana. Permitiremos commentos, pero porfavor de mantener el respeto a todo nivel. Gracias.
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