Pico Hydropower Project

Workshop in Xiengkhuang

Presented By:
Mr. Thongsanti B. VONGSALY
Mr. Sopha SOULINEYADETH

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LIRE Staffs

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Presentation Outline

About LIRE

LIRE Partners

LIRE Projects

Pico Hydro Project

Workshop Objectives

Findings

Conclusions

Discussion

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LIRE IN GENERAL

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About LIRE

 LIRE = Lao Institute for Renewable Energy

 Non Profit Organisation, etablished in 2006
 Do the researches on renewable energy
 Support intern students
 Provide a free public resource of infomation

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LIREs’ Partners

Lao Promotion Organic

Product Association

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LIRE PROJECTS

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1.Biofuels

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2.Biomass Gasification

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3.Biogas

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4. Solar-powered water purification

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5.PICO HYDRO PROJECT

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Nature of Project
 Phase I
 Start from Nov 2008-Apr 2009
 Phase II
 Start from May 2009-Dec 2010
 Funding
 Given by ETC Energy (Dutch Organization) to
support pico hydro
 Fund only for supporting technical information
not to provide subprojects for end users or shop
owners
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Objectives of the Project

 For end-users
 Improve the quality, safety, efficiency
 Promote increased use and sharing of pico hydro
units
 For shopkeepers
 Be able to distinguish between different types
and qualities of units to provide better goods &
service to customers
 Provide information that enables shop owners to
sell more variety of goods related to pico
 Find more market opportunities
Workshop Objectives

 Present the findings to participants

 Discuss possible ways to improve their
business opportunities
 Discuss the LIRE’s recommendation on
concepts
Findings
Market survey
 Type of pico sold
 Propeller (low-head)
 Turgo (high-head)
 Spare parts sold

 Bearing
 Winding
 Cable
 Light bulbs
 Well sold
 300-1000 Watts
 Price between 350 000-850 000 kip
 Sources of goods

 from China
 from Vietnam
 No instructions available

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 Propeller (low-head)

 Use for low land

areas
 Some shops
have Chinese
manuals
Turgo (high-head)
 Problems for shop owners
 Grid expansion
 Lack of load controllers (NB: different from
voltage stabilizer!)

Load Controller

Figure 2 – Electronic Load Controller

(PowerPal) and dump load.

Stabilizer 21
Problems for shop owners (con’t)
 Lack of prefab draft tube and channel

 Lack of manuals in Lao language

 After sale services
 Extension services (Technical Advisor)

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End Users Comments
 Low output
 Installation problems
 Location not available
 Broken light bulbs
 Low quality of pico unit
 Short life time
 Frequent broken
 Need manual
 Chinese manual

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Type of installation

 Lying
 Used in flat area
 Low efficiency
  Standing

Good draft tube and channel Bad draft tube and channel
Cable use
 Chinese Cable
 Vietnam Cable
 Thai Cable
Villages visited
Total
Village Pop Nr.pico
HH
Nongbone-Nameuang 563 69 8
Naxay-Nasay 638 91 26
Hinh 521 86 7
Sopjam 376 62 9
Meuang Ngoi Kao 754 143 40
Sobkhan 443 82 22
Nalin 539 113 50
Hatsaykham 281 57 26
Nr Pico Vs Nr Pico Shared
Nr. Pico and Nr. Shared Pico(Kham Dist)

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26
25

20

15 13

10 8 8
7

0
0
Nr Pico Nr Shared Nr Pico Nr Shared Nr Pico Nr Shared
Pico Pico Pico

Nongbone Nameuang
Naxay Nasay
Hinh
 Nr. Pico and Nr. of Shared Pico(LPB)

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End Users Vs Non Users
Nongbone Nameuang Village(Kham Hinh Village(Kham District)
District) 8%

29%

71%

92%
Non Users HH Nr HH End users Non Users HH Nr HH End users

Naxay Nasay Village(Kham District)

43%

57%

Non Users HH Nr HH End users

 Hatsaykham Village(LPB) Nalin Village(LPB)

0% 27%

73%
100%
Non Users HH Nr HH End users Non Users HH Nr HH Use Pico

Meuang Ngoi Kao Village(LPB)

Sopjam Village(LPB)

27%

42%

58%

73%

Non Users HH Nr HH Use Pico

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Kilimanjaro, Nr HH Use Pico
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Conclusions
 People live near main road want to connect
grid, but expensive
 Remote area people show their willingness to
use pico. The usage is still common

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CONCEPTS RESULTS
8 Concepts Presented to End Users

 A: Draft Channel and Tube

 B: Electronic Load Controller
 C: Better Cables
 D: Community Owned System
 E: Purchasing Aids
 F: Installation Toolkit
 G: Installation Advice
 H: Shop Owner Workshop
 I: Traveling Salesman

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A: Draft Channel and Tube

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B: Electronic Load Controller

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C: Better Cables (only for end users)

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D: Community Owned System

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E: Purchasing Aids

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F: Installation Toolkit

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G: Installation Advice

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H: Shop Owner Workshop(only for shop
owners)

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I: Traveling Salesman

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Results after concepts presented
Score of Concepts for HH(Kham
District)

3.5 3
3 2.8
2.6
2.5 2.2
2 2
2 1.5
1.5
1
0.5
0
A B C D E F G

A: Draft Channel and Tube B: Load Controller

C: Better Cables D: Community Own System
E: Purchasing Aids F: Installation Toolkit
G: Installation advice
Results after concepts presented
Score of Concepts for HH(Luang phrabang)
4 3.62
3.5
3 2.62
2.5 2.2
2
2 1.75
1.38
1.5 1 1.12
1
0.5
0
A B C D E F G I
A: Draft Channel and Tube B: Load Controller
C: Better Cables D: Community Own System
E: Purchasing Aids F: Installation Toolkit
G: Installation advice I: Travelling salesman

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Concepts
 Electronic Load Controller
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Installation and Use Guides

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Informational Workshops for Shop Owners

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Technical Advisors

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 So what do think of these four
concepts?
 Let’s discussion begins

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THANK YOU