The major obstacle to implementation is the high initial cost of the panels. Results achieved The Palestinian village Al Ka'abneh was supplied with a 100 kW PV power generator, which electrifies a health clinic, mosque and school. To achieve this, researchers from the four partner countries, who had never previously met because of regional politics, worked cooperatively and will continue to do so for further sites. Village residents have been taught to maintain and repair the PV cells and are gaining computer skills. The village will serve as a model for the tens of other unelectrified villages located nearby.
Installation accounts for the majority of the project expense.
Once installed, the components are highly reliable and inexpensive to maintain. Provision of electricity is highly cost-effective relative to conventional electrical supply. Second, wireless technologies will connect the village with the modern world and encourage and enable entrepreneurship. Third, those who learn PV installation and maintenance thereby increase personal capacity in sophisticated technologies. In this way local culture is celebrated and encouraged.