In recent years, several energy service companies have appeared on the market, combining Fee-For-Service or Pay-As-You-Go concepts with the sale of photovoltaic systems or electricity produced by these devices. The idea for this development goes back to the mobile industry and the introduction of pre-paid deals in developing countries.
The idea is simple: Through the pre-paid model, more people can afford these services and become potential or actual customers. For solar power, the idea is similar. Despite significantly lower prices, small photovoltaic systems currently still are too expensive for the broad mass of people in developing countries.
The following are the results of a market investigation on Fee-For-Sale or Pay-As-You-Go concepts for photovoltaic systems that was commissioned by EnDev in 2013. Lately these financing concepts are enjoying increasing popularity in Africa, Asia and Lain America. In order to evaluate the potential of this development for the use within the EnDev program, The following overview is about different technologies and different companies as well as on the strengths and weaknesses of the different concepts.
Read the report from Energypedia.......
The idea is simple: Through the pre-paid model, more people can afford these services and become potential or actual customers. For solar power, the idea is similar. Despite significantly lower prices, small photovoltaic systems currently still are too expensive for the broad mass of people in developing countries.
The following are the results of a market investigation on Fee-For-Sale or Pay-As-You-Go concepts for photovoltaic systems that was commissioned by EnDev in 2013. Lately these financing concepts are enjoying increasing popularity in Africa, Asia and Lain America. In order to evaluate the potential of this development for the use within the EnDev program, The following overview is about different technologies and different companies as well as on the strengths and weaknesses of the different concepts.
Read the report from Energypedia.......
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