Table 2 Rural electrification projects considered in this paper
National Program for Rural Electrification (PER) (PV projects only) | National Program on Rural and Social Energy (PERYS) (PV projects only) | Huatacondo micro-grid project | Coquimbo Project (PV only) | PV-powered water pumps program | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reports for ex-post evaluations | Covarrubias et al. [90]; Navarro et al. [95]; Deuman, [89]; DIPRES [80]; Comunidades Energéticas [112]; Ministerio de Desarrollo Social [111]; Gobierno Regional de Aysén [92] | GreenLab [115] | |||
Program sponsored by | CNE/Ministry of Energy (GOREs) | Ministry of Energy | University of Chile/NPO | CNE/Ministry of Energy, GEF, UN | Agency for Agrarian Development (INDAP) |
Location | Curepto/Pencahue (Maule region); Cochrane (Aysén region; regions of Tarapacá, Coquimbo, and Maule) | Nationwide | Huatacondo (region of Tarapacá; northern Chile) | Coquimbo | Nationwide |
Energy use | Residential rural electrification; electrification of schools/health centers/social buildings | Electrification of schools/health centers/social buildings/public lightning | Residential rural electrification and productive use | Residential rural electrification | Productive use |
Capacity/sizing | Between 50 and 600 Wp per dwelling | Between 380 Wp and 4 kWh per project | 22.68-kW PV plant + 120-kVA diesel group for a community | 125 Wp per dwelling | Three different kits available: 230/690/1380 Wp per farmer |
Year of installations | Since 1997 | Since 2009 | 2009 | 2001–2012 | 2012–2013 |
Number of installations/households electrified | Solar home systems (SHS) 12,565; schools 87; health centers 14; productive use: 6 | 83 | About 100 people | 3064 SHS (new); 1500 (improvements); 55 schools and health centers | 1876 |