Evaluating The Implementation of Solar Home Systems (SHS) In Sumba – East Indonesia

The lowest electrification rate in Indonesia is in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province, leading to a high poverty rate and low education level. At the same time, NTT has higher solar irradiance than the Indonesian average, which can be used for electrification. In 2019-2021, seventeen (17) Solar Home...

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Main Authors: Anita Yuan, Daniel Pinka, Emerita Setyowati
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Published: center for sustainable infrastructure development 2022-12-01
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description The lowest electrification rate in Indonesia is in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province, leading to a high poverty rate and low education level. At the same time, NTT has higher solar irradiance than the Indonesian average, which can be used for electrification. In 2019-2021, seventeen (17) Solar Home Systems (SHS) were installed in churches with no electricity grid connection to address these challenges. These systems serve church community activities as well as learning centers for students. The first system design was improved and adopted in 2020 and 2021 to meet users’ needs better. However, the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult to visit and monitor the first installations for around two years. Therefore, the attempt to evaluate the SHS project remains a challenge. In March 2022, surveys were conducted in this study to assess the SHS’ installation quality, the electrification situation, and how to improve existing and future SHS’ installations. The results show that the electrification ratio was increasing fast, and SHS has a positive economic impact compared to diesel generators. Furthermore, to improve its usability and decrease its failure, active service is key to increasing working SHS and improving its usage.
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spelling doaj-art-87f9ae4a518d4a558a718afd56b9939b2025-08-20T03:12:51Zengcenter for sustainable infrastructure developmentCSID Journal of Infrastructure Development2407-59572022-12-015111212110.32783/csid-jid.v5i1.259Evaluating The Implementation of Solar Home Systems (SHS) In Sumba – East IndonesiaAnita Yuan0Daniel Pinka1Emerita Setyowati2Institute for Renewable Energy Development, Universitas Kristen Immanuel, Indonesia Department of Physics, Universitas Kristen Immanuel, IndonesiaInstitute for Renewable Energy Development, Universitas Kristen Immanuel, Indonesia Department of Physics, Universitas Kristen Immanuel, IndonesiaInstitute for Renewable Energy Development, Universitas Kristen Immanuel, Indonesia Department of Physics, Universitas Kristen Immanuel, IndonesiaThe lowest electrification rate in Indonesia is in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province, leading to a high poverty rate and low education level. At the same time, NTT has higher solar irradiance than the Indonesian average, which can be used for electrification. In 2019-2021, seventeen (17) Solar Home Systems (SHS) were installed in churches with no electricity grid connection to address these challenges. These systems serve church community activities as well as learning centers for students. The first system design was improved and adopted in 2020 and 2021 to meet users’ needs better. However, the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult to visit and monitor the first installations for around two years. Therefore, the attempt to evaluate the SHS project remains a challenge. In March 2022, surveys were conducted in this study to assess the SHS’ installation quality, the electrification situation, and how to improve existing and future SHS’ installations. The results show that the electrification ratio was increasing fast, and SHS has a positive economic impact compared to diesel generators. Furthermore, to improve its usability and decrease its failure, active service is key to increasing working SHS and improving its usage.https://scholarhub.ui.ac.id/jid/vol5/iss1/9/electrificationoff-gridrenewable energysolar home systems (shs)sumba
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off-grid
renewable energy
solar home systems (shs)
sumba
title Evaluating The Implementation of Solar Home Systems (SHS) In Sumba – East Indonesia
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renewable energy
solar home systems (shs)
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