Off-grid PV demonstrator

A first rural demonstrator case study site to install a Mini Solar Off-Grid PV was selected. A 5kVA solar park in Sékoukou (Niger) and an automatic weather station for the purpose of recording weather information during demonstrations for the CIREG project will be installed. The off-grid PV system, in which solar panels provide the electricity, will be used to run the engine which pumps water from an 85m-depth borehole. Electricity will also be used for the recharging of electronic devices (i.e. cellphone, rechargeable lamp, etc.) and the selling of iced and cold water during hot seasons. Using the achieved experience, the CIREG project will develop an appropriate business model for the Off-grid mini PV park during and after the household's electrification project.