Solar Pumping Toolkit – Where to start with Solar
We offer a complete set of resources you can browse and filter on your own. To make the process simpler for you we offer you this index with a clear process for you to start your Solar Hub Project. Please if you have any question just send us a message.
1. Guidance and Assessment
- Guidance Note: Use of solar pumping
- Strathmore Solar Pumping Course
- Online pumping training in UPV
- Request your Solar Hub Training
- Miniguide: Solar Water Pumping
- Case study of Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, Uganda (EN,FR)
- Selecting Good Quality Solar Panels (EN,FR)
- Preventing Theft of Solar Panels (EN,FR)
- Ensuring Good Operation and Maintenance in Solar Water Pumping
- Technical Helpline
2. Technical Design and Tender
- Technical Briefing for Economic Analysis (EN,FR)
- Prices of generators for cost analysis
- Prices of solar for cost analysis
- Cost analysis Generator vs Solar (EN,FR)
- Cost analysis Solar vs Generator and Solar vs Hybrid (EN,FR)
- Quality Selection of Products for a Solar project (EN,FR)
- Bidding Template (EN,FR)
- Bill of Quantities for Solar Pumping Scheme (EN,FR)
- Emergency Solar Pumping Kits (low, medium and high water needs)
- Design softwares
3. Installation and O&M
- Installation Control checklist (EN,FR)
- O&M Toolkit for communities (EN,FR)
- SPWS O&M Manual – Scheme Operator
4. Monitoring and Evaluation
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