Standard Solar Power Purchase Agreement

Oregon, United States  Draft Solar Power Purchase Agreement (Photovoltaic Solar Electric Systems) between an Oregon provider and the State of Oregon whereby provider desires to install, maintain and operate the systems on the sites in the licensed areas and desires to sell electrical energy generated by the systems securing sustainable energy resources to support its operations at no greater cost for the energy than it would pay for the electricity otherwise supplied  (in English).

Harnessing Energy From the Sun: Empowering Rooftop Owners

It draws lessons from selected global experiences in designing and implementing rooftop solar photovoltaic systems, identifying some success drivers and potential challenges in implementing these projects. Finally, it also looks at some of the fundamental steps to successful project preparation to enable private sector participation, based on the case study of the rooftop solar program piloted in Gujarat, India.

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Regras para o credenciamento e financiamento de equipamentos fotovoltaicos (Portuguese) (Rules for the Accreditation and Financing of Photovoltaic Equipment)

These Rules establish a minimum ratio of components and production processes required for the BNDES’s financial support on photovoltaic equipment, and accreditation and maintenance of Computerized Supplier Accreditation (CIF).

The Rules provide stages of local content that must be met by the fabricant for products made of crystal silicon and thin film, as well as percentages that must be met before set deadlines.

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Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission - Towards Building SOLAR INDIA

This is a governmental initiative to promote a shift from non-renewable sources of energy to renewable sources of energy. The initiative notes that Indian’s solar industry depends heavily on imported materials, and so sets up incentive packages to promote PV and thermal system manufacturing plants. In addition, the initiative points out the importance of small and medium enterprises in shifting manufacturing of these components to India, and calls for supporting SMEs through “soft loans for expansion of facilities, technology upgradation and working capital” (D.

Bangladesh Solar Home Systems Grant Agreement

This PPP case demonstrates how OBA enabled a government enterprise in charge of sustainable energy investments to form PPPs for rural electrification of low-income households. Solar panel and other sustainable energy technology dealers became PPP operators for installation and long-term maintenance of the equipment while the government focused on quality assurance, convening partnership with GPOBA and other donors as well as coordination of electrical grid planning, making sure that the PPP operators do not work in the place where the grid is expected soon.