The Photovoltaic Electrification in Isolated Communities of Cardoso Island State Park - Sp

Abstract

This study concerns a research conducted in 2014, in isolated communities of Cambriú and Foles belonging to the Cardoso Island State Park-SP, in order to establish a link between electrification through isolated photovoltaic systems type SIGIFI 30 (30 kWh/month) with the existing demands, interactions and changes in traditional communities studied. The energy in this case is presented as a structure component to these demands regarding to the labor, agriculture, fishing, health, education, comfort of buildings and income generation. The objective was to conduct an analysis of the implementation of photovoltaic electrification process, and to establish a relationship with the surveyed communities. The results demonstrated that electrification provided benefits to the residents of the communities, but it only achieves real success if linked to other public policy instruments such as health, education and transportation that considered the diversities and peculiarities of these populations with regard to the strong isolation to which they belong. It was also noted that the training or technical assistance provided was not characterized as causing problems for residents, that in the majority did not present significant complaints to the management and the operation of the installed systems.