REEPRO

Promotion of the Efficient Use of Renewable Energies in Developing Countries

Background
The REEPRO project is motivated by the fact that poor households in Developing Countries
often lack access to basic energy services. The proposed project shall lead often lack to the
provision of energy services to those currently un-served or underserved by higher quality
energy services on the basis of an introduction of renewable energies and energy efficiency.

The Project
Based on the results of the ALTENER GREEN-pro project, existing Bioenergy, Solar Thermal and
Photovoltaic guidebooks will be adapted and complemented as basis for renewable en-ergy sources
(RES) training programmes in Laos and Cambodia.Trainer guidebooks and training kids will be
developed for:
• Bioenergy,
• Solar Thermal and
• Photovoltaic.
The local training kits will be structured in 3 levels according the 3 target groups:
• Level 1 – RES experts,
• Level 2 – Technicians and
• Level 3 – Community stakeholders.
Trainers of each level will be trained and trainings for each level performed. The project team
will select minimum 5 pilot communities for the implementation of the level 2 and 3 training
programmes. Those communities will be encouraged to develop and implement RES show cases
– pilot applications of renewable energy technologies.
The project focuses on the commercialization of renewable energy technologies in the partner
countries. Therefore potential (micro-) entrepreneurs will be trained in basic business and
management skills to develop their own renewable energy based business.

Training Approach
The approach of the project is the qualification of local trainers from the local RES experts down
to the community stakeholder level and the joint development of RES training kits for each level.
Hereby, the project team will train the level 1 trainers,the level 1 trainees train the level 2
trainers who then will train the level 3 trainees. The trainees of each level will be in-volved
in the on-going development of the re-spective training kit level.

Train the Trainer
The training starts with a 2-week train-the-trainer seminar in 2007 in Cambodia. 20 RES experts,
10 each from Laos and Cambodia will participate in this seminar. Those 20 Level 1 trainers will
be strongly involved in the whole project and are expected to multiply their knowledge in their
countries.

Expert Training
The Level 1 trainers will organise 4 trainings á 60 hours for 20-30 participants from January
2008 to June 2009. The targeted participants are public and private sector RES experts, offi-
cials and politicians from the target countries. The trainees will be enabled to become level
1 RES trainers or RES consultants.

Technician Training
The level 1 trainers will organise 5 trainings á 60 hours for each 20 to 30 technicians in the
geographical areas of the pilot communities from April 2008 to April 2009. The trainees will be
enabled to become level 2 and 3 trainers and to develop and implement RES projects in their
communities.

Community Stakeholder Training
The level 1 and 2 trainers will organise 10 trainings and or workshops á 40 hours in each pilot
community from October 2008 to August 2009. The targeted participants are local
stakeholders in the geographical areas of the pilot communities, such as politicians, civil 
servants, entrepreneurs, teachers etc. They will be enabled to understand the economical
and technical  benefits of adequate RES technologies for the well being of their communities.

Community Showcases
The trainings in the pilot communities will be accompanied by hands-on RES project
implementations. The community stakeholders will select and implement RES applications          suitablefor their communities.

Expected Results
REEPRO aims to improve the capacity of the target group to deal with RES themes coupled
with the build up of technical, policy, organisational and economic intermediations skills.           Participants of the training programmes will be encouraged to:

• Run further training programmes
• Build up their own business in the RE sector
• Implement RE projects for their communities