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Special attention should be paid to the factors given below in order to do all this correctly.
• Sum up the connection fee and the monthly charges. Get everyone who wishes to be electricity
consumers involved in this as it will help them to agree on fair prices.
• Keep books in order to show payment details for each household.
• From the beginning make arrangements for money to be set aside for charity purposes. Providing
financial aid or small loans to families with low incomes would be such a step.
• Can the customers pay the decided monthly charges without difficulty? Do they have any disagreements
on this? This should be discussed. Steps to assist them if necessary should be taken if the charges
are a problem for them.
• Look after the hydroelectricity generating unit, which would prevent a frequent necessity for repairs.
A good manager would pre-plan on emergency deactivations and store the essential spare parts. Then
repairs could take place efficiently if failures were to occurs.
• If you implement a hydroelectricity project in your village, you should prepare monthly reports for
institutions which aid you, such as banks, government institutions and non-governmental organisations.
This would make it possible for you to gain such agencies’ confidence and get advice from them.
• There is a possibility that the hydroelectricity project could create tussles and problems in the village.
It is important to have a process to deal with such issues and to take appropriate decisions.
Each household which expects to get
hydroelectric power will have to pay an
initial charge.
If it is difficult for you to organise yourselves in this manner it wouldn’t be advisable to implement a
micro-hydro power plant in your village.
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