Dr. Bernd Hafner, Solar Energy for West-Africa (NGO)
APFG (women organisation in Burkina Faso)
| Solar Agenda | |
|---|---|
| :-( Solar material is too expensive | :-) Locally organised credit funds, given by the international co-operation |
| :-( High customs duty on solar materials | :-) Duty free for solar material - fixed international agreements (e.g. GA) |
| :-( Manufacturers have no capital, high prices due to small orders | :-) non-profit central stocks accessible for all manufacturers, financed by industrialized countries |
| :-( Imported technology - no acceptance | :-) Training of local people implements the technology in a country |
| :-( No real development of products but a spin off | :-) Initiative of the development aid towards a solar product managem Problems |