Village Hydro /Wind / Biomass Post Installation Verification - Terms of Reference for Consultant

Project targets include (a) provision of electricity access to households through solar home systems and independent mini-grids fed by micro hydros, wind and biomass generators, (b) electrification of small and micro rural enterprises through renewable energy resources and (c) addition of capacity through grid-connected renewable energy power plants. GOSL has appointed DFCC Bank as the RERED Administrative Unit (AU). The RERED Project channels funds through participating credit institutions (PCI) to individual investments.

Regras para o credenciamento e financiamento de aerogeradores (Portuguese) (Rules for the Accreditation and Financing of Wind Turbines)

Through these Rules, the BNDES aims to increase the local content of wind turbines through the production of their components in the country (Brazil). The methodology sets up “physical goals, divided by stages that should be met by the fabricants according to a pre-set schedule.”

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Community Wind ToolBox

The Community Wind Handbook website offers high-quality practical information in developing commercial-scale wind projects derieved from the The Community Wind Handbook, developed by Windustry on behalf of the Rural Minnesota Energy Board and published December 15, 2006 by a partnership of the Agriculture Utilization Research Institute, the Southwest Initiative Foundation, The Minnesota Project, Clean Energy Resource Teams, and the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council. 

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