The programme includes an extensive hands-on training programme for village technicians. The response was to allocate funds for 2,000 systems for 1997 to 1999. However, most of these installations will not follow the SWRC's methodology. This approach will likely result in future problems, as systems that are not maintained will fail prematurely. The long life of the SWRC installed systems contributes to the positive reputation of PV, but has not lead to the development of a maintenance infrastructure for the larger number of PV systems installed by other agencies.
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Lack of funding is not an issue due to subsidies. Replication of this work will require access to capital. Technical Report Delivered to the Ladakh Ecological Development Group. Tata Energy Research Institute, New Delhi. Solar Energy Group of the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Document No.