2019 July Renewable Energy Sources in Gaza’s WASH Sector for Public and Private WASH Facilities This study was implemented by Oxfam, in close coordination with WASH Cluster members under the umbrella of the Solar System Task Force led by the Palestinian Water Authority ENGINEERING, MANAGEMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE CONSULTANTS Said Bin Al-ass Street Neama Commercial Tower, 4th Floor Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Palestine E-mail:
[email protected] Tel.: +972-8-2836155 Fax.: +972-8-2840580 2 | P a g e Contents Executive summary 9 Introduction 14 1.1 Background 14 1.2 Overall objective 15 1.3 Specific objectives 15 Methodology 17 2.1 Approach and methodology flowchart 17 2.2 The inception report 17 Data collection methodology 17 2.3 Mobilization, review and verification of existing data 18 2.4 Data collection and field survey 20 2.5 Data analysis methodology 21 2.6 Feasibility methodology 22 Final report 29 3.1 Introduction: solar energy technologies 29 3.2 Types of solar energy technologies 29 3.3 Comparison of solar energy technologies 31 Use of solar PV technologies in the Gaza Strip 33 4.1 PV systems for WASH facilities 34 4.2 Technologies selection of PV solar system for WASH facilities 36 4.3 Proposed PV systems for WASH facilities 39 4.4 Local market capacity and equipment available 41 4.5 Strategy, legal and regulatory environment 42 Baseline situation 44 5.1 Background 44 5.2 Data collection 45 5.3 Outcomes of the data collection and processing 45 Feasibility study 65 6.1 Financial feasibility 65 6.2 Social and environmental benefits 71