acciona.org Foundation – Luz en Casa Amazonia Microgrid Pilot Project in Copal Urco (Peru)

This case study describes the Luz en Casa Amazonia Microgrid Pilot Project in Copal Urco, Peru, implemented by the acciona.org Foundation. The project replaced a limited diesel-fed system with a solar PV microgrid to provide more reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity to a rural community in the Amazonian rainforest.

• Before the project, the rural community of Copal Urco had very limited electricity access, receiving only three hours per day via a 45 kW diesel-fed microgrid.
• The implemented technical solution consists of a 33.5-kWp solar PV station and a 95-kWh lithium battery storage system, with a diesel generator kept for backup and the use of prepayment software for electricity meters.
• The project provides electricity to 60 households for at least six hours daily (from 5:30 to 6:30 and 18:00 to 23:00), 24-hour power to one health centre, one community centre, and three schools, and three hours of nightly street lighting.
• The project's financial and operational model involves a pay-for-service system where users buy kWh at the Luz en Casa Centre. While a trained community group handles preventive maintenance, acciona.org is responsible for corrective maintenance, annual revisions, and equipment replacement at no extra cost to the community.
• Environmental and social impacts include the avoidance of 50 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually, the prevention of fuel leaks into the Napo River, the creation of a paid green job for PV station maintenance, and the enablement of online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

APA

Alliance for Renewable Electrification (2023). acciona.org Foundation – Luz en Casa Amazonia Microgrid Pilot Project in Copal Urco (Peru). https://renewelec.org/case-study/accionaorg-foundation-luz-en-casa-amazonia-microgrid-pilot-project-copal-urco/

Chicago

Alliance for Renewable Electrification. acciona.org Foundation – Luz en Casa Amazonia Microgrid Pilot Project in Copal Urco (Peru). 2023. https://renewelec.org/case-study/accionaorg-foundation-luz-en-casa-amazonia-microgrid-pilot-project-copal-urco/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{allianceforrenewableelectrification2023accionaorg, author = {{Alliance for Renewable Electrification}}, title = {{acciona.org Foundation – Luz en Casa Amazonia Microgrid Pilot Project in Copal Urco (Peru)}}, institution = {Alliance for Renewable Electrification}, year = {2023}, month = jan, url = {https://renewelec.org/case-study/accionaorg-foundation-luz-en-casa-amazonia-microgrid-pilot-project-copal-urco/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }