Specifications for the Procurement of Solar Home Systems (SHS) for Pacific Islands

This report was prepared by Luis A. Vega for the Office for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Technologies (Fiji Department of Energy). These specifications could be used for any solar home system (SHS) application, they are written specifically for the Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) model implemented by the Fiji Department of Energy (DOE). Captured in this report are the following:

Annex 1 - Solar Home Systems component specifications Annex 2 - Solar Home System Specification Sheet Annex 3 - Deep cycle lead acid batteries for SHS: General requirements and testing method Annex 4 - Battery voltage regulator: General requirements and testing method Annex 5 - SHS installation guideline sample.