Solar resource mapping in Pakistan : site installation report - Peshawar

The concentrating solar power services (CSPS) energy sector management assistance program (ESMAP) project tier two meteorological station CSPS.MT.14.217 has been installed and tested for its correct operation by technical staff of PITCO, local partner of the ESMAP solar vendor consortium on April 10, 2015. The station has been installed and commissioned on the roof of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) campus in Peshawar, Pakistan. Power supply is provided by a solar panel and battery, designed for fully autonomous operation. Station maintenance will be done by local staff of UET. The local personnel have been briefed on how the maintenance has to be done and in what frequency. 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 in monthly interval.