BREA Community Solar PV Installation Pilot Project - Agricultural Sector
This initiative seeks to highlight a possible solution to the on-going challenge facing farmers in Barbados and the wider Caribbean through the incorporation of Solar PV systems within the farming sector as means of reducing overhead cost and stimulating higher levels of profitability across the local and regional agricultural sector.
The overall goal of this project is to successfully demonstrate that the installation of a solar PV system on a pig farm will reduce the overall operational costs. The key objectives are to:
- create a scalable model, partnership arrangement and business case for solar PV independent power producer within the agricultural sector
- achieve a 20 % reduction in the pig farm?s monthly electricity costs and
- facilitate three (3) outreach training workshops for small farmers, focusing on the integration of renewable energy technologies into their operations.
The overall goal of this project is to successfully demonstrate that the installation of a solar PV system on a pig farm will reduce the overall operational costs. The key objectives are to:
- create a scalable model, partnership arrangement and business case for solar PV independent power producer within the agricultural sector
- achieve a 20 % reduction in the pig farm?s monthly electricity costs and
- facilitate three (3) outreach training workshops for small farmers, focusing on the integration of renewable energy technologies into their operations.
Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Barbados Renewable Energy Association
Country:
Barbados
Area Of Work:
Climate Change Mitigation
Grant Amount:
US$ 32,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 23,530.92
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 7,500.00
Project Number:
BAR/SGP/OP6/Y3/CORE/CC/17/04
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Gender Focus
Men form the core technical team in the execution of the pilot project. They will be largely responsible for the design, installation and maintenance of the solar system. Their specific roles include project management and project coordination. Mr. Jerry Franklin will function as the Project Manager and Mr. Kevin Devonish will serve as the Project Coordinator.This project will result in additional business opportunities for both men and women within the renewable energy sector as the agricultural sector can now be seen as a viable revenue stream for the installation of renewable energy technologies.
Although no women comprise of the core technical team which has direct responsibility for the design, installation and management of the solar system. The Project Steering Committee does comprise of two (2) women. This includes Ms. Meshia. Clarke- Executive Director of the Barbados Renewable Energy Association and Ms. Kaie Warner a Board Director of
BREA.Ms. Warner will be responsible for providing additional administrative support to the Secretariat in the facilitation of all market surveys, planning of the appropriate capacity building workshops and sensitization seminars.
Although the technical team is comprised of mainly men, women are also expected to benefit from this project. As they form the core technical and administrative support team, the expertise gained from the implementation of this project will be used by the women involved in the successful replication of similar pilot initiatives across the agricultural sector. Female farmers also stand to benefit from the successful implementation of this pilot project initiative as special attention will placed on the involvement of female farmers into future projects.
SGP Country office contact
Mr. David Bynoe
Phone:
246)-467-6011
Fax:
246)-429-2448
Email:
Address
UN House, Marine Gardens, Hastings
, Christ Church
, Christ Church
Country Website
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