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Value Chain Analysis of the PV Market in Pakistan Project "Pakistan Solar Quality Potential"
Value Chain Analysis of the PV Market in Pakistan
Project “Pakistan Solar Quality Potential“

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Value Chain Analysis of the PV Market in Pakistan Project "Pakistan Solar Quality Potential"
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     Project “Pakistan Solar Quality Potential“
     The value chain analysis
      •       Energy situation & key stakeholders for PV development
      •       Key actors in the value chain
      •       PV import data
      •       Feedback from interviews & market research
      •       Market segments & perceptions
      •       Business environment for German PV companies
      •       Target segments for German PV companies

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Value Chain Analysis of the PV Market in Pakistan Project "Pakistan Solar Quality Potential"
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Value Chain Analysis of the PV Market in Pakistan Project "Pakistan Solar Quality Potential"
The project: Pakistan Solar Quality
Potential

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Value Chain Analysis of the PV Market in Pakistan Project "Pakistan Solar Quality Potential"
Objective

To achieve a sustainable quality demand of PV products,
through the improvement of the capacity building of local
institutions helping them to achieve an organizational structure
that allows them to continue with the dissemination of quality
standards and norms in Pakistan

• Duration: August – December 2016
• On behalf of the GIZ
• Partners: Pakistan Solar Association

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Value Chain Analysis of the PV Market in Pakistan Project "Pakistan Solar Quality Potential"
Project activities & outcomes

Analyze the              Identification of the PV
value chain of           market potential & the
PV in Pakistan           needs of local stakeholders

              Development of a       Target group of the trainings are
              training concept &     installers and of the awareness
              awareness              campaign are the end customers
              campaign

                                                 The pilot region is Lahore.
                         Identification of
                                                 Nevertheless, the training material
                         the key                 will be generic and able to be used
                         multipliers for         in all the country
                         dissemination

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Value Chain Analysis of the PV Market in Pakistan Project "Pakistan Solar Quality Potential"
Project activities & outcomes

                        To qualify key Pakistani
Conduction of           multipliers for the application
trainings               of the standards and norms.
                        Focused on installers.

              Strength               Bringing together relevant
              cooperation            stakeholders including training
              between                institutions and industries in both
              Pakistan &             countries
              Germany

  & disseminate the results with relevant stakeholders in both
                           countries

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Value Chain Analysis of the PV Market in Pakistan Project "Pakistan Solar Quality Potential"
The value chain analysis

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Value Chain Analysis of the PV Market in Pakistan Project "Pakistan Solar Quality Potential"
Methodology of the study
                         Compilation & review of
                        published data/statistics on
                                 solar PV

                         Identification of the key
                            value chain actors

                       Development of customized
                       supply chain questionnaire

                     Interviews were conducted with
                      key solar PV value chain actors

                     Results based on interviews and
                    complemented with statistics and
                          available market data
Solar irradiation levels - Pakistan

                                      High irradiation levels
                                      Across the country (4.5-7.0 kWh/m2/day)
                                      In particular: Punjab & Sindh provinces:
                                      4.5 – 6.0 kWh/m2/day

                                      High PV potential in both rural and
                                      urban areas. Industry concentrated in
                                      Punjab & Sindh provinces.

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Power sector in Pakistan: installed capacity

          RE

          Nuclear

          Thermal

          Hydro
                    21,257 MW      23,167 MW     23,302 MW      23,617 MW     24,953 MW     25,255 MW      26,197 MW

                                                                                                                         Share of RES steadily
                                                                                                                          increasing each year

                                                                                                                         1136 MW of RES
                                                                                                                          installed by 2016,
                                                                                                                          mainly PV, wind and
                                                                                                                          micro/mini hydropower

                  2010          2011           2012          2013           2014          2015          2016
RE                                                            50             106           408          1136
Nuclear           462            787            787           787            787           787          1.127
Thermal        14.240           15.753         15.888        15.852         16.963        16.963        16.814
Hydro             6.555         6.627          6.627         6.928          7.097         7.097         7.121

                                                                                                                  Source: CPPA, NEPRA and AEDB
Power sector in Pakistan: supply & demand scenario
 Capacity
 Availability
 Demand

                                                         The power deficit was near 5 GW in
                                                 30938   summer 2016
                                       27600
                                                          Multiple power generation projects
                             25080               26590
                                                           from various sources are currently
23107                                                      in the pipeline and are envisaged to
                21599                            25961     eliminate the power deficit by 2019
                          24262                            - if expected projects are
                                     18738
                                                           completed on time
 19917                                   18262
                  17107                                   PV based projects can play a key
                             21096                         role in the elimination of the power
                                                           deficit, particularly in the industrial
 17500
                                                           and residential sectors.
                14121

                                                                        Source: MoWP
Power sector in Pakistan: higher demand in the
domestic & industrial sector

                                                               Increase of 11,000
                                                               GWh in the last 5
                                                               years, specially in the
                                                               domestic and industrial
                                                               sector

                                    Source: Pakistan Energy Yearbook 2015

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Rationale for PV development

    Significant and increasing energy demand in the country

    Policy on FITs (Feed in tariffs) catalyzing project development

    Introduction of net metering

    Introduction of import quality standards

    Financing available for PV
Key stakeholders for PV development
Other stakeholders for PV development

•   PSA (Pakistan Solar Association) : National trade body of Pakistan’s PV industry. The
    association represents and promotes PV businesses in the country

•   REAP (Renewable Energy Association of Pakistan): Non-profit organization currently
    representing 400 members with the aim to promote renewable energy sources in Pakistan

•   International donors/technical assistance programs
       BMZ (German Ministry of Economic Cooperation)
       GIZ (implementers on behalf of BMZ)
       KfW bank
       ADB (Asian Development Bank)
       USAID (United States Agency for International Development)
       JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency)
       ADB (Asian Development Bank)
       European Commission
       World Bank
       UNDP (United Nations Development Program)
       UNIDO
       DFID
PV Value Chain Actors
Trend of import of PV panels: Oct’14 - Sept’15 vs.
    Oct’15 - Sept’16
Chinese PV panels have the highest share of imports into Pakistan which has increased between 2014 and 2016.
This is attributed to price competitiveness with similar products from other countries, extensive customer outreach
through dealership networks and a large variation in product quality/pricing which caters to different economic
classes of customers.

                                                                                                        0.40% (4 MW)   0.53% (5.4 MW)

                                                                     China                     1.39% (14.1 MW)
             0.22% (1.1 MW)       0.21% (1.1 MW)                                                                                            China

                                                                     UAE
                                                                                                0.62% (6.3 MW)            1.47% (15 MW)     UAE
               3.20%               1.40% (7.3 MW)
             (16.7 MW)                                               Germany
                                                                                                                                            Malaysia
                                                                     Korea
                                                                                                                        95.60% (975.3 MW)
                                                                                                                                            Germany
                              94.98% (497 MW)
                                                                     Others

                                                                                                                                            Hong
                                                                                                                                            Kong

                                                                                                                                            Others

                          Oct'14 - Sept'15                                                                       Oct'15 - Sept'16

•   Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), GoP, 2016
•   Panel volume imported (MW) calculated based on 0.7 USD/Watt (FBR Valuation Ruling No. 620/2013)
Trend of import of inverters: Oct’14 - Sept’15 vs.
        Oct’15 - Sept’16
    Chinese inverters have highest share of imports into Pakistan which has increased between 2014 and 2016. The
    reasons behind this dynamic are the same as in the case of import of PV panels i.e. price competitiveness with
    similar products from other countries, extensive dealership networks and a large variation in product quality/pricing
    which caters to different economic classes of customers.

                                                                                 China
                                                                                                                                                                                      China
                                                                                 UAE
                                                                                                          2.13% (39.5 MW)
                                                                                 UK                                                                                                   Germany

                                                                                 Germany                  2.16% (40.1 MW)
                                                                                                                                      7.28% (135.1 MW)                                Finland
                                                                                 Finland
        20.46% (317.1 MW)                                                                           2.58% (47.9 MW)                                                                   UAE
                                                                                 Others
                                                                                                     3.17% (58.9 MW)
  2.55%                                                                                                                                                                               Other EU
                                                                                                     4.21%
(39.5 MW)                                                                                                                                                                             States
                                                                                                   (78.3 MW)
  6.01%                                                                                                                                                                               UK
(93.2 MW)                                                                                           6.93%
                                                              65.01% (1007.4 MW)                 (128.8 MW)                                                      71.54% (1328.8 MW)   Italy

  2.86%                                                                                                                                                                               Others
(44.3 MW)

     3.11%
   (48.1 MW)

                                       Oct'14-Sept'15                                                                                               Oct'15-Sept'16

    •   Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), GoP, 2016
    •   Inverter volume imported (MW) calculated based on 37.5 USD/kW (FBR Valuation Ruling No. 751/2015)
    •   Inverter statistics presented are for all inverters imported into country (i.e. for use with PV systems and also for use as
        UPS for charging only from the grid )
Trend of import of charge controllers: Oct’14 - Sept’15
        vs. Oct’15 - Sept’16
    High proportion of ‘Chinese’ Charge controllers being imported into the country with the same reasons behind
    this dynamic as those already cited above for the case of PV panels and inverters. Overall volume of Charge
    controllers imported from Germany has increased over the last year, although there has been a minor decrease
    in the market share
                                                                                                      2.04 %
                                                                                                    (14.8 MW)

                                                                                                   2.41 % (17.5 MW)                                                     China
                    6.72 % (39.4 MW)                                                                                    5.83 % (42.3 MW)
 3.35 % (19.6 MW)
                                                                                            2.60 % (18.9 MW)                                                            Germany
4.47 % (26.2 MW)
                                                                                           5.96 % (43.2 MW)
                                                                                                                                                                        USA
                                                    36.03 % (211.1 MW)            China                                                            32.78 % (237.7 MW)
                                                                                                                                                                        Italy
        23.58 % (138.1 MW)                                                        Germany            7.02 % (50.9 MW)

                                                                                                                                                                        Other EU
                                                                                  USA
                                                                                                          19.37 % (140.5 MW)                                            states
                                                                                  Singapore                                                                             UAE
                                   25.86 % (151.5 MW)
                                                                                  Italy                                                    21.98 % (159.4 MW)           Turkey

                                                                                  Others
                                                                                                                                                                        Sweden

                                                                                                                                                                        Others

                                       Oct'14 - Sept'15                                                                        Oct'15 - Sept'16

    •    Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), GoP, 2016
    •    Charge controller volume imported (MW) calculated based on 37.5 USD/kW (FBR Valuation Ruling No. 751/2015)
Trend of import of deep cycle’ batteries: Oct’14 -
          Sept’15 vs. Oct’15 - Sept’16
      High proportion of Chinese ‘deep cycle’ batteries being imported into the country with the same reasons
      behind this dynamic as those already cited above for the case of PV panels and inverters. Overall volume of
      batteries imported from Germany has increased over the last year, although there has been a minor decrease
      in the market share

                                    0.49% (117.4 t)                                                                 1.81% (530.6 t)   0.98% (286.4 t)
                                                                                                                                                     0.47% (137 t)
                      1.03% (247.9 t)         3.71%                                                             3.70% (1086.6 t)
                                             (899.8 t)
                                                                                                                                                   1.65% (483.2 t)
                  2.57% (621.3 t)
                                                                                             China                                                                       China
    1.97% (475.2 t)                                                                                            3.03% (888.1 t)
           2.62%                                                                             USA                                                                         Vietnam
          (634.3 t)                                                                                   3.24% (950.0 t)
                                                                                                                                                                         USA
                                                                                             Vietnam
5.17% (1249 t)                                                                                                                                                           Korea
                                                                                             France
                                                                                                                                                                         Singapore
                                                                                             Korea
                                                          82.44 %                                                                                                        Other EU
                                                                                                                                                     85.13% (24,970 t)
                                                      (19,900 tonnes)                                                                                                    states
                                                                                             UK                                                                          Germany

                                                                                             Germany                                                                     Others

                                                                                             Others

                                              Oct'14 - Sept'15                                                                                  Oct'15 - Sept'16

      •    Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), GoP, 2016
      •    Deep cycle battery volume imported (tonnes) calculated based on 1.72 USD/ kg (FBR Valuation Ruling No. 723/2015)
Results based on interviews and market
research

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PV products & service range in Pakistan
 imported brands available

                    PV panels                                             Inverters                                           Batteries

                                                            Voltronic                   (Taiwan)                 Long                       (Vietnam)
       Yingli                    (China)                                                                         Hoppeke                   (German)
       Kyocera                    (Japan)                   Schneider Electric          (French)
                                                            Sacred Sun                   (China)                 Powersonic                (China)
       Rene Sola                  (China)                                                                        Trojan                    (USA)
       LG                        (Korean)                   SMA                          (Germany)
                                                            ABB                         (Swedish-                Narada                    (China)
       JA Solar                  (China)                                                                         Baykee                     (China)
       Canadian Solar           (China)                                                   Swiss)
                                                            Outback                     (USA)                    JTE                       (China)
       Alfa Solar                (Germany)                                                                       CSB                       (Taiwan)
       Hitek                     (UK)                       Nedap                        (Holland)
                                                            Sungrow                     (China)                  Huawei                     (China)
       Jinko Solar              (China)                                                                          Sunny Power                (China)
       GH                       (Belgium)                   Baykee                      (China)
                                                            Studer                      (Swiss)                  Inti Power                (China)
       Trina Solar              (China)
       Solar World              (Germany)                   TBB Power                   (China)
       Phono                    (China)                     Fronius                     (Austria)
       Beyond PV                (Taiwan)                    Victron                     (Holland)
       Eurener                   (Spain)                    I-Energy                    (Taiwan)
       Hanergy                  (China)                     Kaco New Energy             (Germany)
       Shanghai Solar           (China)

Results based on interviews with PV key value chain actors (wholesalers, importers, installers, retailers etc.) and on market research. The list is not exhaustive
and may not include all available brands. The component brands are listed in no particular order. Considering the scope of this study, it was not possible to assess
the specific market share of each respective brand mentioned here. Classification of equipment into ‘Tiers’ is currently not possible, due to the lack of quality
standards in Pakistan.
PV products & service range in Pakistan

  •      Chinese products have a considerable market share of the PV market in the country
         with over 90 % of the PV panels and over 80 % of the ‘deep cycle’ batteries. This is
         attributed to the price competitiveness with similar products from other countries, extensive
         dealership networks and a large variation in product quality/pricing which caters to different
         economic classes of customers.

  •      Considerable variation in quality and price of PV products (panels, batteries, inverters)
         being imported from China

  •      There is a niche in every market sector (industrial, commercial and residential) that
         requires high quality and reliable PV products, particularly inverters and batteries. These
         elements of the market constitute the target customer group for European products.

  •      Most existing and potential users of PV from the industrial sector in Pakistan claim to prefer
         European products since they are bankable and more reliable. However, currently they
         purchase Chinese products (PV panels and inverters) due to the high costs of the
         European products and the limited offer of after-sales services in comparison to the
         Chinese ones.

* Results based on interviews with PV key value chain actors (importers, wholesalers, retailers, installers etc.) and on market research
PV products & service range in Pakistan: panels
Local ‘assembly’ of panels being conducted by five companies in Pakistan. However, imported
panels manufactured by reputed brands are currently preferred due to the higher reliability and
trust enjoyed by foreign brands

                                                                                                   Panels

                                    Local manufacturing                                                                                    Local assembly

                                                                                                                                             Yes
                                                      No

                                                                                                                    Limited volumes and questionable
                                                                                                                                 quality

                                                        Customers NOT satisfied with performance of local
                                                                panels (efficiency versus price)

                                                                           Import of PV panels

              Low quality panels (low cost
                 brands & smuggled)                                                                                  High quality panels (reputed brands)

* Results based on interviews with PV key value chain actors (wholesalers, importers, retailers, installers etc.)
PV products & service range in Pakistan: batteries
Manufacturing of AGM batteries is expected to commence soon in Pakistan with four different industrial groups
setting up factories in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi:
 Daewoo Group
 Treet Group
 Eco Star (DWP & GREE Groups)
 Homage

                                                                                       Landscape of batteries for PV systems in
                                                                                                      Pakistan

                                                 Local battery                                                                              Imported battery
                                                   (≅60%)**                                                                                    (≅40%)**

                                                                                                                                                           High quality (≅30%)**
                     Sub-standard (≅100%)**                               High quality                             Sub-standard (≅70%) **
                                                                                                                                                      (High-end European, American,
                     (Lead acid car batteries)                   (Yet to start manufacturing)                       (Low grade Chinese)
                                                                                                                                                                 Chinese)

* Results based on interviews with PV key value chain actors (wholesalers, importers, installers, retailers etc.)
** Rough estimates based on feedback collected during interviews and market research. Detailed surveys are necessary to determine
more accurate statistics regarding the battery landscape in Pakistan.
Results: customer awareness
Question: What is the general level of ‘Customer awareness’ related to PV products in Pakistan?

:
Awareness scale (0 to 10)
0: Unaware
10: Aware
                                               10%                                                                    • ‘Low’ level of awareness (≤2) : 23%
                                                                                  23%
                                                                                                                      • ‘Moderate’ level of awareness (>2≤5): 67%

                                                                                                              ≤2      • ‘High’ level of awareness (>5≤10): 10%

                                                                                                              >2≤5

                                      67%
                                                                                                              >5≤10

Note: ‘Customers’ collectively refers to clients from the residential, commercial, industrial and public sectors

Results based on interviews with PV key value chain actors (wholesalers, importers, installers, retailers etc.)
Results: payback expectations
Question: What are the ‘Payback expectations’ from PV products of the different customer segments in the
Pakistani market?
                                                                        5 years                                         5 years

                                             5,0
                                                                                               4.5 years

                                             4,5

                                             4,0
                                                      3.5 years                                                                    The shortest payback expectations
                                             3,5                                                                                   are for the commercial sector (3.5
                                                                                                                                   years), followed by the industrial
                      Payback Time (years)

                                             3,0                                                                                   sector (4.5 years)
                                             2,5

                                             2,0

                                             1,5

                                             1,0

                                             0,5

                                             0,0
                                                   Commercial     Residential              Industrial              Public Sector
                                                                    Target Sector for PV Products

Note: ‘Customers’ collectively refers to clients from the residential, commercial, industrial and public sectors

Results based on interviews with PV key value chain actors (wholesalers, importers, installers, retailers etc.)
Results: certified PV components
Question: What is the proportion of ‘Certified’ PV components in the local market?

Low proportion of ‘certified’ PV components available in the local market
                                                                                                                                               20%

                                                                                       20
                                    Proportion of Certified Components in Pak Market

                                                                                       18
                                                                                                       14%
                                                                                       16

                                                                                       14

                                                                                       12                                      9%

                                                                                       10

                                                                                        8

                                                                                        6

                                                                                        4

                                                                                        2

                                                                                        0
                                                                                            Inverter                 Battery           Panel
                                                                                                             Solar system components

Results based on interviews with PV key value chain actors (wholesalers, importers, installers, retailers etc.)
Exact statistics on the specific brands and their respective volumes being imported into Pakistan are only available with the customs authorities. However, this information is
restricted and classified.
Perception of the PV market segments
                                Industrial                                                                                   Commercial

                Typical installation size                                                                             Typical installation size
                    1 MW – 10 MW                                                                                         100 kW – 1 MW

     High potential industries & locations                                                                         High potential segments & locations
•   Textile (spread across Punjab province)                                                              •    Hospitals (across the country)
•   Sports (focused in Sialkot city)                                                                     •    Private educational institutions
•   Food industry (across the country)                                                                   •    Hotels & restaurants (across the country)
•   Pharmaceutical industry (Karachi)                                                                    •    General provision stores (across the country)

    Possible project financing models                                                                        Possible project financing models
• Financing through recently announced scheme for                                                        • Financing through recently announced Scheme
  RE project financing by State bank of Pakistan.                                                          for RE project financing by State bank of
  Loans being offered at 6% for solar PV projects up to                                                    Pakistan. Loans being offered at 6% for solar PV
  50 MW                                                                                                    projects up to 50 MW
• Conventional financing through lending from bank                                                       • Conventional financing through lending from
  along with equity from project developer                                                                 bank along with equity from project developer
                                                                                                         • Equity
Product preferences
Based on past trends, industry prefers to install reliable                                               Product preferences
and high quality components to ensure project                                                            In the past, tendency to install cheaper and less
bankability.                                                                                             reliable quality Chinese brands. However, slowly
                                                                                                         trend moving towards increasing awareness leading
SMA, Schneider and ABB quite popular in terms of                                                         to installation of SMA, Schneider and ABB due to
reliability compared to Chinese products                                                                 high level of reliability

http://www.sbp.org.pk/smefd/circulars/2016/C3.htm

Results based on interviews with PV key value chain actors (wholesalers, importers, installers, retailers etc.)
Perception of the PV market segments
                                 Residential                                                                        Public sector (Government funded)

                     Typical installation size                                                                         Typical installation size
                         1 kW – 20 kW                                                                                    50 kW – 200 kW

                   High potential locations                                                                         High potential segments & locations
•    Urban centers (Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi,                                           •   Public hospitals & health facilities
     Faisalabad, Multan, Hyderabad)                                                                   •   Government educational institutions (across the
•    40,000 un-electrified off-grid villages across the country                                           country)
•    Agricultural areas across Punjab, Sindh and KPK                                                  •   Public parks and recreation facilities (across the
     provinces owned by farmers with land holdings of different                                           country)
     sizes                                                                                            •   Public offices (across the country)

            Possible Project Financing Models                                                                          Possible project financing models
•    Financing through recently announced scheme for RE                                               •   Public financing from national approved budget as per PC-
     project financing by State bank of Pakistan. Loans being                                             1 document
     offered at 6 percent1 for solar PV projects up to 50 MW                                          •   Grant aid from international donor agencies
•    Equity
•    Funding through donor projects in off-grid areas                                                                      Product preferences
                                                                                                      Tendency remains to maximize project size within allocated
                      Product Preferences                                                             budget. Also, ‘open’ tenders bidding mechanism based on
High price sensitivity exists with niche market for ‘high                                             awarding project to ‘lowest’ bidder results in high quality and
quality’ and certified products. Large proportions of clients in                                      durable products losing out to competitors offering lower
this sector opting for Chinese products although increasing                                           quality products
interest in ‘certified’ high quality products as result of ‘lessons
learnt’

1. http://www.sbp.org.pk/smefd/circulars/2016/C3.htm

* Results based on interviews with PV key value chain actors (wholesalers, importers, installers, retailers etc.)
Business environment for German PV companies:
opportunities & challenges
                                  Challenges                                                                              Opportunities

    ‘Customer awareness’ for PV and the benefits of                                                      Net Metering introduced by NEPRA in Sept 2015.
    investing in high quality and certified equipment need                                               To increase the share of PV and generate revenue by feeding
    to be increased                                                                                      back into the grid. Issuance of licenses for net metering has
                                                                                                         commenced
     ‘High Price sensitivity’ for European products
     compared to non-European products.                                                                 Financing through recently announced scheme for RES project
     • Residential sector: customers willing to pay 20%                                                 financing by State Bank of Pakistan. Loans with 6% interest
        Industrial sector: 30 to 40% higher cost                                                        rate for solar PV projects up to 50 MW
     • Commercial sector:10-15% higher cost
                                                                                                        Implementation of ‘Import Quality Standards’ to be
                                                                                                        implemented soon. It will ensure reduction in ‘uncertified’
                                                                                                        solar PV components in the market and promote quality
    Limited after sales’ support of European products in                                                ‘certified’ products
    comparison to e.g. China.

                                                                                                        German products enjoy high level of trust and reliability in all
    Limited technical expertise & product knowledge on                                                  customer segments of the Pakistani solar PV market. Specially
    PV components leads to issues during commissioning                                                  grid tied systems
    for system configuration and also during operation
                                                                                                        The focus should be on Large industry (textile, sports,
                                                                                                        pharmaceutical etc.) . These industries are the mainstays of
                                                                                                        the Pakistani economy generating a high annual profit.
                                                                                                        Solar pumping applications also possess considerable
                                                                                                        potential for projects in the pipeline from the public sector in
                                                                                                        Sindh and Baluchistan provinces
* Results based on interviews with PV key value chain actors (wholesalers, importers, installers, retailers etc.)
Target segments for German PV products & services
                                             Products                                                                              Services
                              ‘Grid tied’ inverters
                for use in medium scale (100kW-1 MW) and
                large scale (>1 MW) grid connected projects                                                             Technical consulting services
                being set up by industrial and commercial
                sectors.                                                                                          (techno-economic feasibility studies, grid
                (Price competitiveness with comparable                                                              connection studies, support in project
                products from other countries will be critical)                                                       tendering process, monitoring of
                                                                                                                  commissioned projects, maintenance and
                                                                                                                  operation of large scale grid connected &
                         Batteries (Flooded or AGM)                                                                      medium scale PV projects)
                 The residential, off-grid & the commercial
                  sector installations requiring battery back
                  up. Installed system are expected to scale                                                                    EPC Companies
                   up to use the economic benefits of net                                                           for developing both commercial sector
                   metering and will require larger battery                                                        (kW scale) and large scale (>1 MW) grid
                                     banks.                                                                                   connected projects
                (Potential for high quality batteries exists
                but price competitiveness will other                                                              EPC contracting companies with a strong
                comparable products will be critical)                                                             profile of developing large scale projects
                                                                                                                  are in high demand

                    PV testing & monitoring equipment
                    (battery testers, PV panel testers, PV
                  analyzers, PV panel flash test equipment)

Results based on interviews with PV key value chain actors (wholesalers, importers, installers, retailers etc.)
IEC quality standards

Nr.             IEC Standards                                                                                Title

   1        IEC 61646:2008                         Thin-film terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules design qualification and type approval

   2        IEC 61439-1:2011                       Low-voltage switchgear and Control gear assemblies – Part 1: General rules

   3        IEC 60947-                             Low voltage switchgear and control gear – Part 3: switches, disconnections, switch
            3:2008+A1:2012                         disconnections and fuse combination units

   4        IEC: 62103:2003                        Electronic equipment for use in power installations (e.g. EN 50178:1998)

   5        IEC: 62930                             Electric cables for photovoltaic systems (BT(DE/NOT)258)(e.g EN 50618)

   6        IEC 62103 (2003-07)                    Electronic equipment for use in power installations
            Ed.1.0

   7        IEC 61701:2011                         Salt mist corrosion testing of photovoltaic (PV) modules

   8        IEC 62116:2014                         Protection against islanding of Grid (Utility-interconnected photovoltaic inverters –
                                                   procedure of islanding prevention measures)

   9        IEC 61683: 1999                        Photovoltaic systems – Power conditioners – Procedure for measuring efficiency

  10        IEC 62509:2010                         Battery charge controllers for photovoltaic systems – Performance and functioning

Adopted as Pakistan standard in 94th electro-technical national standards committee meeting held on October 21st,
2015. Implementation of these standards has yet to commence.
IEC quality standards

Nr.                           IEC Standards                                                                         Title
      11          IEC 62093:2005                                         Balance-of-system components for photovoltaic systems – natural
                                                                         environments

      12          IEC 62124: 2004                                        Photovoltaic (PV) stand alone systems – Design verification

      13          IEC 62253: 2011                                        Photovoltaic pumping systems – Design qualification and
                                                                         measurements

      14          IEC 62257 (2013)                                       Recommendations for small renewable energy and hybrid systems for
                                                                         electrification – Part 1: General introduction to IEC 62257 series and
                                                                         electrification

      15          IEC/TS 62257-9-5: 2013 (E)                             Recommendations for small renewable energy and hybrid systems for
                                                                         electrification – Part 9-5: Integrated system – Selection of stand-alone
                                                                         lighting kits for rural electrification

Adopted as Pakistan standard in 94th electro-technical national standards committee meeting held on October 21st,
2015. Implementation of these standards has yet to commence.
IEC safety standards

Nr.                           IEC Standards                                                                         Title
      1           IEC 62109-1:2010                                      Safety of power converters for use in photovoltaic power systems –
                                                                        General requirements

      2           IEC 62109-2:2011                                      Safety of power converters for use in photovoltaic power systems –
                                                                        Particular requirements for inverters

      3           IEC 61730-1:2004                                      Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification – Part 1: Requirements
                                                                        construction

      4           IEC 61730-2:2004                                      Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification – Part 2: Requirements
                                                                        testing

      5           IEC 61439-1: 2011                                     Low-voltage switchgear and Control gear assemblies – Part 1:

Adopted as Pakistan standard in 94th electro-technical national standards committee meeting held on October 21st,
2015. Implementation of these standards has yet to commence.
IEC environmental standards

Nr.                          IEC Standards                                                                          Title
      1           IEC 61000-6-4:2006 + A1:2010                          Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 6-4: Generic standards –
                                                                        Emission standard for industrial environments

      2           IEC 61000-6-1:2006+ A1:2010                           Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 6-1: Generic standards –
                                                                        Immunity for residential, commercial and light-industrial
                                                                        applicable)

      3           IEC 61000-6-3:2006 + A1:2010                          Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 6-3: Generic standards –
                                                                        Emission standard for residential, commercial and light industrial
                                                                        environments (if applicable)

      4           IEC 60068-2                                           Environmental Testing (more than 70 standards in this series (From
                                                                        2-1 to 60068-2-83)

Adopted as Pakistan standard in 94th electro-technical national standards committee meeting held on October 21st,
2015. Implementation of these standards has yet to commence.
Luz Alicia Aguilar
              International Project Manager
                German Solar Association
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              E-Mail: aguilar@bsw-solar.de

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