Tanzania’s PV standards Sought:
The project
has supported and facilitated initiatives aiming to develop standards
and adopting recommended codes of practice for the functional
and operational requirements of PV systems and equipment in Tanzania.
The supported initiatives include the formation
of a National working group comprising of various PV industry
stakeholders to review and adopt the current draft of East African
PV standards.
The stakeholders include representatives from
TBS, the project, Ministry of Energy and Minerals, private sector,
academic institutions and end-users.
The project has supported a series of PV standards review meetings
of the working group at Tanzania Bureau of Standards.
A total of 11 meetings have been convened and the review process
is finalized pending approval of East African Technical Committee
in November 2005.
Some of the sought standards, codes and practices
may include the following universal listing of recommendations:
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Recommended Criteria for
Terrestrial Photovoltaic Power Systems
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Recommended Practice for
Utility Interface of Photovoltaic (PV) Systems
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Recommended Practice for
Installation and Maintenance of Lead-Acid Batteries for Photovoltaic
(PV) Systems
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Recommended Practice for
Sizing Lead-Acid Batteries for Photovoltaic (PV) Systems
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Recommended Practice for
Sizing Nickel-Cadmium Batteries for Photovoltaic (PV) Systems
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Recommended Practice for
Qualification of Photovoltaic (PV) Modules
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Recommended Practice for
the Installation and Maintenance of Nickel-Cadmium Batteries
for Photovoltaic (PV) Systems
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Guide for Terrestrial
Photovoltaic Power System Safety
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Recommended Practice for
Qualification of Concentrator Photovoltaic (PV) Receiver Sections
and Modules
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Guide for Selection, Charging,
Test and Evaluation of Lead-Acid Batteries Used in Stand-Alone
Photovoltaic (PV) System.
