BURMESE DORMITORY UPDATE

Salinee Tavaranan — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:56:36 GMT

The Border Green Energy Team (BGET) has been working
along the Thailand/Burma border since 2005 with the
mission to implement renewable energy and sustainable
technologies and also demonstrate how these technologies
are integral and economically viable aspects of improving
livelihoods. BGET has been working to provide solar
electricity to medical clinics and schools in Karen villages
and Internally Displaced People (IDP) camps. This year it
partnered with Green Empowerment and Free Burma
Rangers to build a 780W solar system for the Bueng
Klueng student dormitory, to power four laptop computers
and eight lights.

The dormitory is part of the Bueng Klueng church
established 14 years ago. Currently the dormitory provides
home for 38 children, age 5 to 16 years old. The children
have traveled from villages far away from both sides of the
border to study in the Thai public school up to ninth grade.
The students are able to receive better education through
using computers and nighttime lights for studying.
After completing the ninth grade from the village school,
several students have received scholarship to continue
their higher education in the larger towns in these areas.

Project Report: Bueng Klueng Solar Systems
Sep – Oct 2010
Project Information:
Location:
Bueng Klueng village, Umphang district,
Tak Province, Thailand
Partners:
Border Green Energy Team (BGET),
Green Empowerment (GE), and Free
Burma Rangers (FBR)
Donors:
Friends of GE, BGET, and FBR
Scope of Project:
Hands on training and project
implementation for an off-grid computer
power and dormitory lighting systems.

System description:
The three system included two-130 watt
panel solar systems with Morningstar
charge controllers. All of the systems
are AC powering four laptop computers
and eight 20-watt fluorescent lights in
computer room and dining hall.
Border Green Energy Team www.bget.org

Project Execution:
Prior to the training and implementation work, BGET
prepared all of the equipment and training materials. Two
new buildings at Bueng Klueng boarding home were built
for computer room and dining hall. The village can be
accessed by four-wheeled drive truck.
The area consists of nine buildings including pastor’s
house, dining hall, village cooperative building, computer
room, male and female dormitories, workshop room,
doctor house, church, and meeting hall.
One of two-panel system powers lights in dining hall. The
other two systems power four laptop computers and lights
in the newly built computer room.
Following the basic training and installation work, the
BGET team conducted training in maintenance and operation of the system.
The students will be able to use the solar power for computers and lights during nighttime
studying, and to properly maintain systems for the best of the equipment.

Going Forward:
There are many similar places in the border
area that are in equal need of electricity. BGET
and GE hope to collaborate again in the future
to replicate their efforts at student dormitory in
Bueng Klueng village.
Please visit www.bget.org and
www.greenempowerment.org to read more
about past projects on the Thailand/Burma
border and to learn of ways to help.

Attachments:

BGET DORMITORY REPORT (PDF)

Solar system scheduled for installation

Michel Maupoux — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:51:31 GMT

Thanks to the generosity of our individual and institutional donors, equipment has been purchased: 6 solar panels, 9 batteries, inverters, controllers, etc.. Installation by the local BGET team is scheduled to be completed by end of September 2010. The dorm students will then be able to boost their learning by using computers. The completion report will be produced and posted here shortly thereafter. Thanks again

Project progress - rescheduled for 2010

Michel Maupoux — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:08:57 GMT

The technical design for the system is ready, but we haven't been able to purchase the equipment yet due a shortage of funds. We are only $3000 short for implementing the whole project. We are still hoping to raise this missing amount and install the system on the dormitory in 2010.

Project delayed by a few months

Michel Maupoux — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:30:37 GMT

Due to incomplete funding, we were not able to complete this project by December 2009. This is only a delay. We will make this happen in 2010. Thanks to all our donors.

GlobalGiving.org: Solar electricity for Karen children dormitory

BURMESE DORMITORY UPDATE

Solar system scheduled for installation

Project progress - rescheduled for 2010

Project delayed by a few months