Technical support component of the intervention was in the form of technical training through agronomists and linking the beneficiaries with other market players such as input suppliers and microfinance institutions. Beneficiaries received technical training on the components and operation of solar-powered water pumps, including the different types available and their respective advantages and disadvantages, and the daily and periodic maintenance required to keep solar-powered pumps functioning optimally
Publication: Wind and Solar Energy for Economic Development in Egypt
By: Perrihan Al-Riffai (Sr. Research Analyst – IFPRI), Julian Blohmke (Ph.D. Researcher - Maastricht University), Clemens Breisinger (Sr. Research Fellow – IFPRI), and Manfred Wiebelt (Sr. Research Fellow – Kiel Institute for the World Economy) Under certain conditions, fostering the renewable energy strategy may be a promising way to provide an urgently needed impetus for Egypt’s […]
