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Partnership with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
The International Technical Cooperation Project “Access and Use of Electric Energy as a Factor for the Development of Communities in the Brazilian Rural Environment” (BRA/IICA/09/001) was signed in March 2009 with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), with the intervention of the Brazilian Cooperation Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The term of the project ended in 2018.
The execution of the Technical Cooperation Project, through the hiring of national and international consultancies, allowed the carrying out of studies and research, the preparation of technical reports, the development of computational tools, the support to pilot projects and the realization of training and technical workshops, promoting the transfer of knowledge and the development of solutions for the implementation of rural electrification programs.
The work developed has strengthened our participation in seminars, public hearings and in the main debates dealing with technical and regulatory aspects related to renewable energy sources for serving rural communities, as well as our actions in promoting the integrated and sustainable development of communities through the implementation of Community Production Centers (Centros Comunitários de Produção - CCP), which facilitate the production, processing and commercialization of local products.
Publications
Meet the publications developed under the Technical Cooperation Project with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA):
Series "Sustainable Rural Electrification and Use of Renewable Energy Sources" (volumes 1 and 2):
Commissioning of Generation Systems in Remote Regions
Volume 1 of the series gathers technical specifications for inspection, testing and certification of mini power plants.
Book "Commissioning of Generation Systems in Remote Regions (Volume 1)"
Solar Energy Applied to Community Production Centers
Volume 2 of the series is a guide for the elaboration of projects for Community Production Centers (Centros Comunitários de Produção - CCP) using solar photovoltaic systems.
Book "Solar Energy Applied to Community Production Centers (Volume 2)"
Community Production Centers" series (15 volumes):
Manuals for Implementation of Community Production Centers
Collection of 15 manuals, developed in partnership with Embrapa, detailing reference projects for the implementation of Community Production Centers (Centros Comunitários de Produção - CCP). The booklets can be used by associations of farmers who wish to seek partnerships to implement small agro-industries for the benefit of local production.
Learn more about CCP and access the manuals here.
Book "Rural Electrification in Brazil: A historical view":
Rural Electrification in Brazil: A Historical View
368-page book developed in partnership with the Memory of Electricity Center in Brazil, which tells the story of rural electrification in the country, from the beginning of the 20th century to today. This book is not yet available for download, in digital version. Those interested in obtaining a volume should contact the
Memory of Electricity.
