Smart PV Energy Solution Provider

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Smart PV Energy Solution Provider

MTAK is a smart PV energy solution provider integrating PV technology R&D, intelligent manufacturing, and development, construction and operation of power plants. Headquartered in INDORE

Operation and Maintenance Plan and Glossary for PV Systems

One important component for establishing sustainable models for the usage of photovoltaic systems and solar energy installations exists in Operation and Maintenance (O&M). Continuous functioning, lowering of levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) and reduction of electronic waste are ensured by frequent O&M of all energy producing installations. Several challenges exist that render the O&M for energy access technologies complex in displacement settings, from the existence of language barriers among refugees, weak presence of solar companies, to the low profitability of operations in camps and settlements.

Quality Management for Photovoltaic Implementation

For a PV implementation programme, or indeed any rural electrification programme, there are three important areas of quality control:

Quality management – which covers the operational procedures of the organisations involved – from PV system installers and hardware suppliers to technical consultants, financiers and service providers.
Technical standards – compliance with technical standards provides a degree of assurance that components and systems meet agreed performance criteria; Lighting Global 2018); the national “Quality Infrastructure” includes the respective institutions and processes for standardization, metrology, testing, inspection, certification, and accreditation. It provides the necessary services for quality assurance in a country.
Quality of training – ensures that system design, installation, commissioning and maintenance personnel have been trained to an agreed level of competence.

Quality Management Systems

A requirement that recognised levels of quality are maintained in each of these three areas will help to ensure the success of a programme. Furthermore, the use of quality management systems, certified components and practitioners and accredited training programmes is of direct benefit to all the stakeholders in a rural electrification programme. The spin-offs of this improved reliability have repercussions throughout the length of the supply chain and impacts on every stakeholder within the programme, as well as within sectors that have yet to fully recognise the market potential that PV technology represents.