Solar Cells Info

Feb 16, 2007
Source:  Prensa Latina /Latin American News Agency
http://www.plenglish.com/Article.asp?ID=%7B4C2416F9-D969-4176-84B8-63E257020489%7D

Caracas,  (Prensa Latina) Venezuela has installed 87 photovoltaic systems (solar panels) in distant regions of the country as part of an energy diversification program underway in this rich South American country. The director of the Foundation for the Development of Electrical Service, Rafael Salazar, told the Bolivarian News Agency (ABN) that the so-called Energetic Revolution Mission will replace 52 million incandescent for energy saving bulbs.

He added that the installation of solar panels, which began in August 2006, has been carried out within the framework of the Cuba-Venezuela Agreement and has brought electricity to more than 24,000 people, mainly children. The goal is to install 1,050 photovoltaic systems.

Salazar pointed out that the systems supply energy to computers, TV sets and video players at schools, as part of educational programs, and to refrigerators to keep medicines in remote medical offices.

The program includes the construction of a solar panel assembly plant with Cuba s assistance in the state of Carabobo, with possibilities of production for export.