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Description
The main objective of the project is to reduce energy poverty through the electrification of 15 households by using energy produced from photovoltaic panels and ensuring normal living conditions for 42 people. The households are isolated, the existing electrical distribution network in the area is located at a distance of more than 2 km. These isolated household are without electricity, water or sewerage network, while the residents are in a situation of poverty.
Dragomiresti Town is a developing community which aims to increase the well-being of its inhabitants by implementing projects that answer to their needs and to create a good environment for their living and their economic activities. One of the issues identified by the local authority is the isolated households where 15 families do not have electricity. These isolated households are located within the administrative territory of Dragomiresti Town. These households are not electrified because the connection to the grid is not economically feasible, and the targeted household cannot afford the connection fee. Dragomiresti Town intends to address these issues and to increase the security of energy by partly covering their need from green sources. Dragomiresti Town will use photovoltaic panels in order to assure the light for these households.
Most of the non-electrified households do not have a resistant roof which would allow the installation of photovoltaic panels. Therefore, the photovoltaic panels will be placed on the ground and will be equipped with special fasteners for their mounting on a metal structure inclined at an optimal angle of 35 degrees. The panels will be anchored to the ground by means of galvanized steel metal poles that will also be used for grounding.
Expected outcomes of the project include 42 persons benefitting from being connected to electricity solutions, CO2 emissions decreasing annually by 3,69 tonnes and 12,48 MWh/year energy produced from renewable sources.
Summary of project results
The project achieved its intended aim, having electrified 15 households (15 off-grid photovoltaic systems of 1,8 kWp x 15 households, totaling 0,027 MWp installed capacity, with a total yearly estimated electricity production of 30 MWh/year and 9,18 tonnes of CO2/year reduction).
A photovoltaic system is mainly composed of panels and their support structure, invertor, batteries and electrical cabling.
The households permanent residents were trained on using the photovoltaic systems.