Are developing countries able to appropriate photovoltaic technology?
Non OECD countries are already familiar with photovoltaic power systems. Some like India, China, South Africa, manufacture photovoltaic modules and electrochemical storage batteries (at least for the automobile sector nevertheless, note that these batteries, though cheap, are not well suited to the photovoltaic type of charging-discharging constraints). Other countries like Morocco, Brazil, etc. have programmes to promote the use the technology in off-grid applications. Bringing basic electricity services to rural areas, pumping drinking water are popular applications along with powering telecommunication repeater stations, etc.
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In order to increase the overall rate of successful deployment of PV systems in developing countries, IEA PVPS started in 1999 a specific project (Task 9) aiming at increasing increased co-operation and information exchange with developing countries and the bilateral and multilateral donors.
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