Quality Assurance Framework Implementation Guide for Isolated Community Power Systems

Technical Report · Tue Aug 15 04:00:00 EDT 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1375692· OSTI ID:1375692

Esterly, Sean R. ^[1]; Baring-Gould, Edward I. ^[1]; Burman, Kari A. ^[1]; Greacen, Chris ^[2]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
2. Independent Consultant (United States)

This implementation guide is a companion document to the 'Quality Assurance Framework for Mini-Grids' technical report. This document is intended to be used by one of the many stakeholder groups that take part in the implementation of isolated power systems. Although the QAF could be applied to a single system, it was designed primarily to be used within the context of a larger national or regional rural electrification program in which many individual systems are being installed. This guide includes a detailed overview of the Quality Assurance Framework and provides guidance focused on the implementation of the Framework from the perspective of the different stakeholders that are commonly involved in expanding energy development within specific communities or regions. For the successful long-term implementation of a specific rural electrification program using mini-grid systems, six key stakeholders have been identified that are typically engaged, each with a different set of priorities 1. Regulatory agency 2. Governmental ministry 3. System developers 4. Mini-utility 5. Investors 6. Customers/consumers. This document is broken into two distinct sections. The first focuses on the administrative processes in the development and operation of community-based mini-grid programs, while the second focuses on the process around the installation of the mini-grid project itself.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); U.S. Department of State; U.S. Agency for International Development
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1375692
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP--7A40-68634
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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