ESMAP tier one : meteorological station installation report - NUST University, Islamabad, Pakistan

The concentrating solar power services (CSPS) energy sector management assistance program (ESMAP) project meteorological station CSPS.MT.14.213 has been installed and tested for its correct operation by CSPS scientific staff between October 15th and 17th, 2014. The station has been installed and commissioned on the roof of the central office at Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park (QASP) in Bahawalpur, Punjab Province, Pakistan (29.325°N, 71.819°E). Station maintenance will be done by local staff of QASP operating company. The local personnel have been briefed on how the maintenance has to be done. The main task is to clean all three irradiance sensors on a daily basis. Upon request, further tasks as checking the levelling of the sensors, stability of the equipment, etc. may be carried out. Data retrieval will be done by CSPS via general packet radio service (GPRS) data transmission on a daily schedule, starting with the first day after installation; data will be provided to Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB), World Bank (WB), and approved stakeholders on a daily basis by email in excel format as well as on a data publication platform provided by WB.