The GTE test center has been set up in yemen to help solar panel operators assess the quality of

parts they source locally. It will also provide specialized training and host PhD students
performing thesis work.

Despite having one of the highest sunshine rates in the world, Yemen uses very little solar
power.

This is because the photovoltaic equipment available on the local market is often unreliable,
with huge differences in performance from one solar panel to the next. PV equipment
manufacturers from around the world have gotten into the habit of sending to Yemen their
faulty or poorly performing devices, which rarely work according to manufacturers’
specifications. As a result, neither businesses nor consumers trust the solar panel components
they acquire from local suppliers.

The centre enables businesses and consumers to test components they purchase locally. The
plan is to eventually create a certification system that will help buyers identify sturdy and
reliable products. It will also train technicians and advisors working in Yemen’s solar power
industry so that they can advise buyers and make sure best practices are followed during PV
equipment installation and maintenance.

Much of the funding for the center, which today employs four people, was provided by
Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC). This funding will be used not only
to build up the center’s research facili es but also to train some 200 technicians and advisors.

The center will eventually raise its own funding. Once firmly established, its next step will be to
promote solar power generation across Yemen. We think these will help restore people’s trust
in solar power,” said Akram.
 ‫م إﻧﺷﺎء ﻣرﻛز اﺧﺗﺑﺎر ‪ GTE‬ﻓﻲ اﻟﯾﻣن ﻟﻣﺳﺎﻋدة ﻣﺷﻐﻠﻲ اﻷﻟواح اﻟﺷﻣﺳﯾﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﻘﯾﯾم ﺟودة اﻷﺟزاء اﻟﺗﻲ ﯾﺳﺗوردوﻧﮭﺎ ﻣﺣﻠﯾًﺎ‪ .‬ﻛﻣﺎ‬
‫ﺻﺎ وﯾﺳﺗﺿﯾف طﻼب اﻟدﻛﺗوراه اﻟذﯾن ﯾﻘوﻣون ﺑﺄﻋﻣﺎل اﻷطروﺣﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺳﯾوﻓر ﺗدرﯾﺑًﺎ ﻣﺗﺧﺻ ً‬

‫ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟرﻏم ﻣن اﻣﺗﻼﻛﮭﺎ ﻟواﺣدة ﻣن أﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻌدﻻت أﺷﻌﺔ اﻟﺷﻣس ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺎﻟم ‪ ،‬إﻻ أن اﻟﯾﻣن ﺗﺳﺗﺧدم اﻟﻘﻠﯾل ﺟدًا ﻣن اﻟطﺎﻗﺔ اﻟﺷﻣﺳﯾﺔ‪.‬‬

‫ھذا ﻷن اﻟﻣﻌدات اﻟﻛﮭروﺿوﺋﯾﺔ اﻟﻣﺗوﻓرة ﻓﻲ اﻟﺳوق اﻟﻣﺣﻠﯾﺔ ﻏﺎﻟﺑًﺎ ﻣﺎ ﺗﻛون ﻏﯾر ﻣوﺛوﻗﺔ ‪ ،‬ﻣﻊ وﺟود اﺧﺗﻼﻓﺎت ﻛﺑﯾرة ﻓﻲ اﻷداء‬
‫ﻣن ﻟوﺣﺔ ﺷﻣﺳﯾﺔ إﻟﻰ أﺧرى‪ .‬اﻋﺗﺎد ﻣﺻﻧﻌو اﻟﻣﻌدات اﻟﻛﮭروﺿوﺋﯾﺔ ﻣن ﺟﻣﯾﻊ أﻧﺣﺎء اﻟﻌﺎﻟم ﻋﻠﻰ إرﺳﺎل أﺟﮭزﺗﮭم اﻟﻣﻌﯾﺑﺔ أو ذات‬
‫ﻧﺎدرا ﻣﺎ ﺗﻌﻣل وﻓﻘًﺎ ﻟﻣواﺻﻔﺎت اﻟﺷرﻛﺎت اﻟﻣﺻﻧﻌﺔ‪ .‬وﻧﺗﯾﺟﺔ ﻟذﻟك ‪ ،‬ﻻ ﺗﺛﻖ اﻟﺷرﻛﺎت وﻻ‬
‫اﻷداء اﻟﺿﻌﯾف إﻟﻰ اﻟﯾﻣن ‪ ،‬واﻟﺗﻲ ً‬
‫اﻟﻣﺳﺗﮭﻠﻛون ﻓﻲ ﻣﻛوﻧﺎت اﻷﻟواح اﻟﺷﻣﺳﯾﺔ اﻟﺗﻲ ﯾﺣﺻﻠون ﻋﻠﯾﮭﺎ ﻣن اﻟﻣوردﯾن اﻟﻣﺣﻠﯾﯾن‪.‬‬

‫ﯾﻣ ّﻛن اﻟﻣرﻛز اﻟﺷرﻛﺎت واﻟﻣﺳﺗﮭﻠﻛﯾن ﻣن اﺧﺗﺑﺎر اﻟﻣﻛوﻧﺎت اﻟﺗﻲ ﯾﺷﺗروﻧﮭﺎ ﻣﺣﻠﯾًﺎ‪ .‬ﺗﮭدف اﻟﺧطﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻧﮭﺎﯾﺔ إﻟﻰ إﻧﺷﺎء ﻧظﺎم إﺻدار‬
‫اﻟﺷﮭﺎدات اﻟذي ﺳﯾﺳﺎﻋد اﻟﻣﺷﺗرﯾن ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﺣدﯾد اﻟﻣﻧﺗﺟﺎت اﻟﻘوﯾﺔ واﻟﻣوﺛوﻗﺔ‪ .‬ﻛﻣﺎ ﺳﺗﻘوم ﺑﺗدرﯾب اﻟﻔﻧﯾﯾن واﻟﻣﺳﺗﺷﺎرﯾن اﻟﻌﺎﻣﻠﯾن ﻓﻲ‬
‫ﺻﻧﺎﻋﺔ اﻟطﺎﻗﺔ اﻟﺷﻣﺳﯾﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﯾﻣن ﺣﺗﻰ ﯾﺗﻣﻛﻧوا ﻣن ﺗﻘدﯾم اﻟﻣﺷورة ﻟﻠﻣﺷﺗرﯾن واﻟﺗﺄﻛد ﻣن اﺗﺑﺎع أﻓﺿل اﻟﻣﻣﺎرﺳﺎت أﺛﻧﺎء ﺗرﻛﯾب‬
‫وﺻﯾﺎﻧﺔ اﻟﻣﻌدات اﻟﻛﮭروﺿوﺋﯾﺔ‪.‬‬

‫ﺗم ﺗوﻓﯾر اﻟﻛﺛﯾر ﻣن اﻟﺗﻣوﯾل ﻟﻠﻣرﻛز ‪ ،‬اﻟذي ﯾﻌﻣل ﻓﯾﮫ اﻟﯾوم أرﺑﻌﺔ أﺷﺧﺎص ‪ ،‬ﻣن ﻗﺑل ﻣرﻛز أﺑﺣﺎث اﻟﺗﻧﻣﯾﺔ اﻟدوﻟﯾﺔ اﻟﻛﻧدي‬
‫‪(IDRC).‬ﺳﯾﺗم اﺳﺗﺧدام ھذا اﻟﺗﻣوﯾل ﻟﯾس ﻓﻘط ﻟﺑﻧﺎء ﻣراﻓﻖ اﻟﺑﺣث ﻓﻲ اﻟﻣرﻛز وﻟﻛن أﯾﺿًﺎ ﻟﺗدرﯾب ﺣواﻟﻲ ‪ 200‬ﺗﻘﻧﻲ وﻣﺳﺗﺷﺎر‪.‬‬

‫ﺳﯾﺟﻣﻊ اﻟﻣرﻛز ﻓﻲ اﻟﻧﮭﺎﯾﺔ ﺗﻣوﯾﻠﮫ اﻟﺧﺎص‪ .‬ﺑﻣﺟرد ﺗﺄﺳﯾﺳﮭﺎ ﺑﺷﻛل ﺛﺎﺑت ‪ ،‬ﺳﺗﻛون ﺧطوﺗﮭﺎ اﻟﺗﺎﻟﯾﺔ ﺗﻌزﯾز ﺗوﻟﯾد اﻟطﺎﻗﺔ اﻟﺷﻣﺳﯾﺔ ﻓﻲ‬
‫ﺟﻣﯾﻊ أﻧﺣﺎء اﻟﯾﻣن‪ .‬وﻗﺎل أﻛرم‪" :‬ﻧﻌﺗﻘد أن ذﻟك ﺳﯾﺳﺎﻋد ﻋﻠﻰ اﺳﺗﻌﺎدة ﺛﻘﺔ اﻟﻧﺎس ﺑﺎﻟطﺎﻗﺔ اﻟﺷﻣﺳﯾﺔ‪".‬‬
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