Step 2
Identifying who needs electricity
Who needs
electricity?
In some villages only 20 or 30 houses in the village could obtain electricity from the micro-hydro project.
In some villages this number could reach even 100. You need to ask the micro-hydro developer how many
houses can be provided with electricity before you start to think of how many houses need electricity.
If you make promises to provide electricity to a certain number of houses before this, you may not
be able to fulfil those promises. This would reduce confidence and create problems for the project.
Sometimes providing all the villagers with electricity may be impossible. Some villagers may not believe
in this new electricity power-plant. Some might be obtaining electricity using solar cells. Some might
find it sufficient to charge their batteries as usual. Some might find it highly expensive.
No, no, If we can charge our batteries
as we usually do, it is enough.
It is recommended that at least 25% of the cost is divided amongst the houses that expect to obtain an
electricity supply. Collection of these payments would be the task of the Electricity Consumer Society
which is responsible for implementing the project.
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