Many previous PV rural electrification projects and programmes have failed due to a poor enabling environment in terms of policy and legal frameworks, institutional or human resources and weak managerial systems.

This lack of local capacity can be relatively easily resolved if identified and addressed at an early stage in the project life-cycle.

Report IEA-PVPS T9-03:2003 provides an introduction to capacity building activities that may be required by utilities, the service delivery chain, the finance sector and NGOs as well as end-users. It gives special attention to government departments, which often fail to appreciate the cross-sectoral value of PV electrification services (e.g. for health, education and water delivery). The report is available for download from the publications' section.

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