Jessica Olivares [English] The Lima Smart Villages Workshop aimed to facilitate the analysis and exchange between the public and private sectors and civil society, from first-hand experiences in the field of energy in rural off-grid communities. Topics for discussion include rural electrification; energy generation and distribution; the inclusion of renewable energy sources (RES) in the energy matrix; productive use of energy in rural communities; clean cooking technologies; efficient heating; and rural energy entrepreneurship. The discussions are aimed at outlining new prospects for reducing rural poverty in South American countries through the access and use of sustainable energy sources. [Español] Dinamizar el análisis e intercambio entre el sector público y privado, a partir de experiencias en el campo de la electrificación rural fuera de la red, la generación distribuida y la penetración de las energías renovables en la matriz energética; a fin de esbozar nuevas perspectivas para reducir la pobreza en América Latina. More info: http://e4sv.org/events/lima-smart-villages-workshop/

1. JANUARY 2016
We facilitate access to
Basic electric services
for
human development

2. Content
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1. ABOUT US
2. ACCIONA MICROENERGÍA PERÚ:
LUZ EN CASA
3. ACCIONA MICROENERGÍA PERÚ:
LUZ EN CASA CENTERS
4. ACCIONA MICROENERGÍA PERÚ:
LUZ EN CASA - AMAZONÍA
5. ACCIONA MICROENERGÍA MÉXICO:
LUZ EN CASA OAXACA
5. LUZ EN CASA IMPACTS
6. CONCLUSIONS

3. About us
Member of:
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4. Perú: Luz en Casa

5. The LUZ EN CASA Cajamarca program has shown that
rural electrification with Home Photovoltaic Systems
(HPS) is financially sustainable and affordable for the
most marginalized.
The realities
-ACCIONA Microenergía Perú (AMP) provides a basic electric service to 4,000
families living in poverty and extreme poverty, through home-based
photovoltaic systems, and a fee for service system.
-Since the end of 2013, operating income exceeds operating costs (economic
sustainability)
-Families pay S/.10 per month, whereas before they spent an average S/.15
in batteries, candles, kerosene, charging cell phones, etc.
-The default rate is less than 1%. Virtually everyone pays.
-It is the only private initiative of rural electrification in Peru using HPS. It has
over six years of experience, operating sustainably and affordably.
AMP: Luz en Casa Program
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6. 117 locations served
in 18 districts
Luz en Casa: Locations and districts served
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7. Service Provision Model
Technological Model Management Model
Model of
Financing
OPERATION:
TOTAL INVESTMENT: 3.1 M€
-FUNDAME 1.7 M€
-AMP 1.2M€
-FOMIN 0.2M€
Luz en Casa: Service with HPS
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Basic technical characteristics
1.Solar panel: 60Wp-85Wp (12VDC)
2.Battery: 100Ah/ 12VDC
3.Driver: 10A/10A/ 12VDC
4.Lightbulbs: LED 3x5W/ 12VDC
Average energy available:
7.24 kWh/month

8.  Luz Comunitaria-Cajamarca Program
 Training plan for technicians-entrepreneurs
 Feasibility Study of Micropayment with cell phone
ACCIONA Microenergía Perú expects to provide electricity to 40
community centers (schools, churches, health posts, meeting places) in
three of the Cajamarca districts it serves.
Result: 10 schools and 5 churches with electricity provided by solar
panels.
Young beneficiaries of the Luz en Casa program are trained using a
theoretical and practical methodology, in:
1.Installation of HPS and Formalization of activities
2.Maintenance of HPS
3.Management of communications with AMP
4.Entrepreneurship
Result: over 40 independent technicians who install and maintain PV
systems for AMP or other institutions.
AMP: Other projects
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9. Perú: Luz en Casa Centers

10. The Luz en Casa Centers are developed as part of the Rural Electrification Project with Supply and
Service Centers, to offer technical proximity services and the sale of small appliances:
-Selection and training of entrepreneurs.
-Development of the microfranchise model.
-Selection, evaluation and testing of appliances at 12VDC
(lightbulbs, radio, TV...) and purchase of initial stock.
AMP: Luz en Casa Centers
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-Installation of 10 Luz en Casa Centers at the
technicians' homes.
Result: 10 Luz en Casa Centers that offer since 2015
in the communities served by Luz en Casa, very
efficient and affordable appliances, as well as
advisory and technical services for the maintenance
and repair of the HPS. Plus 1 additional
Demonstration Center was installed in AMP's
offices as a display and to promote the appliances
on sale. Con la cofinanciación de:

11. Perú: Luz en Casa Amazonía

12. AMP: Peruvian Amazon
 ELECTRIC SERVICE MODEL WITH RENEWABLE ENERGIES FOR ISOLATED COMMUNITIES IN THE
PERUVIAN AMAZON - PILOT
The problem:
 Peruvian rainforest: 60% of the national territory
 Approx. 400,000 people without access to conventional electric service
 Need to use fossil fuels to generate electricity
Provision of Basic Electric Service to low-income families in remote locations of the Peruvian
Amazon:
1. Photovoltaic technology alternatives for isolated supply
2. Service Management Alternatives: prepayment technology and remote payments
Expected result:
 Assessment of model acceptance and equipment viability
 Implementation of the Model in at least 50 homes
 Promotes Human Development
 Environmentally friendly model
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13. México: Luz en Casa OaxacaMéxico: Luz en Casa Oaxaca

14. The LUZ EN CASA Oaxaca program has shown that it is
possible to electrify the smallest and most remote
communities with Third Generation Home
Photovoltaic Systems (3GHPS) sustainably,
economically and affordably for the most
marginalized.
The realities
-ACCIONA Microenergía México (AMM) has supplied 3GHPS to 3,602
families living in poverty and extreme poverty, among 240 villages with
a population of less than 100.
-Public-Private Alliance for Development:
AMM: Luz en Casa Oaxaca Program
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AMM: Luz en Casa Oaxaca Program
25 micro-regions needing priority attention in the State of Oaxaca constituted by
272 municipalities (11% of all Mexico)
The objective is to get universal access to affordable electricity for
all households in Oaxaca in 2016.

16. Technological Model Management
Model
Financing Model
Service Provision Model
1. Solar panel: 25Wp (12VDC).
2. Battery: -Li-Ion/ 12VDC
- 2,000 cycles (80% PDD)
- 1-day autonomy
3. Lightbulbs: -High power LED technology
and high energy efficient.
- Min. 200 lumen, 4 hours per day.
- More than 30,000 operating hours.
- Two fixed lightbulbs and a portable
one.
4. Plug for cell phone charger, radio or TV
highly efficient.
Luz en Casa Oaxaca: Service with 3GHPS
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17. User Service Centers (USC)
USCs are essential for the sustainability of the program in
the medium term. They are located in strategic
municipalities, serving the geographical area of influence.
There are currently 4 operating USC. Their staff are
specifically trained to:
Repair and replace faulty components
Inform and advise users
Sell 3GHPS-compatible appliances
Advantages of 3GHPS
 Low cost of investment and repair.
Without polluting heavy metals.
Reduced size and weight, so that the users may
transport and install them, disassemble and
take to USC for repairs.
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Luz en Casa Oaxaca: Service with 3GHPS

18. Luz en Casa ImpactsLuz en Casa Impacts

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Impacts: the figures
The following is information collected through an impact assessment carried out by the Inter-
American Development Bank (IDB), using a quasi-experimental method, in 2013:
Luz en Casa, Cajamarca (Perú)
 Monthly energy savings:
• less firewood purchased as there is more time to
gather it.
• the treated group, even when paying a fee for
service of S/.10 (USD 3.5), saves S/.13.8, about
USD 4.83, compared to the control group, which
represents a saving of 39%.
Source: MIF-IDB
 Time use (1):
• the treated group extends its day by 26 minutes
compared to the control group:
o women by 42 minutes
o men by 25 minutes
Source: MIF-IDB

20. NOVEMBER 2015 - 20 -
Impacts: the figures
 Time use (2):
• Productive activities:
o there is hardly a difference between
both, although women in the treated
group spend 1h37min less outside the
home.
• In the treated group there is a significant
increase in people carrying out other
activities.
Source: MIF-IDB
 Children and education:
• With electric light children do more school work, which is conducive to extending their schooling. Higher
levels of education will mean higher incomes for these families in the long run.
Source: MIF-IDB

21. Environmental Impact Assessment:
emit 397.4 kg of CO2 annually, according to the formulas of the Clean Development
Mechanism of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
discard 360 g batteries per year in an uncontrolled manner.
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Impacts: the figures
According to the assessment of the first users of Luz en Casa Oaxaca, 3 months after
beginning to use 3GHPS:
Luz en Casa Oaxaca (México)
Ahorro económ ico directo paracadafam ilia(en pesosm exicanos) 2,200 $/año
Pilasqueevitadesecharcadafam ilia 1,77kg/año
CO 2 queevitaem itircadafam ilia 161kg/año
Luz en Casa, Cajamarca (Perú)

22. Federico, Oaxaca "I dreamed of having light and it is now a reality"
Federico is happy to have electricity at home, since before he was limited in when he could read.
Now he can learn much more from his books and fulfill his dream of being a lawyer.
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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the UN General Assembly in
September 2015, is an action plan that will favor people, the planet and prosperity that includes 17
Objectives for Sustainable Development (OSD). Luz en Casa has a direct impact on OSD 7.-
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
In addition Luz en Casa has a less direct impact on another eight objectives:
Gian Marco, Cajamarca "Don't be afraid, now we have light"
Gian Marco used to be scared of the shadows produced by candles at night, which he also blew
out quickly for fear that they would burn his bed. He can rest easy now, not like before
when his nights were endless and he woke up feeling tired in the morning.
Impacts: the OSD and our users
Sofía, Oaxaca "I like my portable lamp because it produces good light, and I don't
need batteries because it is solar"
Sofia is happy because she saves on energy every month, and she sees her children
doing their homework with enough light and without inhaling fumes from the candles they
used before.
Toñita, Oaxaca "I'm happy because now I can de-kernel the corn at night"
Toñita can light up her home, allowing her to carry out the secondary tasks of harvesting at
night, increasing her income while saving on fuels such as ocote or oil.

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Yolanda, Cajamarca "I had never received support of this kind"
Yolanda runs the Luz en Casa-Casa Blanca Center with her husband's help. Like the rest of
people who have received micro-franchises, she has had technical, entrepreneurial
and managerial training to sell and repair appliances and provide other technical
services.
Leonor, Oaxaca "Despite the distance, they come to look for us at the village and they
care about those of us who have no light"
Doña Leonor thanks the Luz en Casa Oaxaca Program for bringing electricity to her community,
which has no infrastructure or basic services because of its isolation and poverty level.
Bertha, Oaxaca "With Luz en Casa with my little store has grown"
Bertha has a small roadside grocery store. Thanks to the electricity provided by her 3GHPS, she
has improved the conditions of her little store where she can now continue working until after
dark and offer additional services such as charging cell phones.
Manuel, Cajamarca "My neighbors want to know about and buy the appliances"
Manuel runs a Luz en Casa Center where he sells LED lights and, very soon, efficient and high-
quality appliances such as TV+DVD, radios, chargers... to users who will no longer use and
dispose of batteries in an uncontrolled way, and will make the most of the clean energy provided
by their HPS.
Project development using multi-stakeholder management
systems
ACCIONA Microenergía maintains a constant dialogue with all the
parties involved, home-based and international, and participates in
public-private partnerships to achieve its goals.
Impacts: the OSD and our users

24. Conclusions
ACCIONA Microenergía México: Luz en Casa Oaxaca
ACCIONA Microenergía Perú: Luz en Casa, Cajamarca

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