Energy Requirement for Rural ICT Telecentre: CoERI Implementation

A.K Othman1, H. Zen, W.A Wan Zainal Abidin, T. Masri, H. Mohamad Basri, K. Lias, A. S. W Marzuki

Institute of Social Informatics and Technological InfrastructureCentre of Excellence for Rural Informatics (ISITI-CoERI),

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kota Samarahan, Sarawak

eBario Knowledge Fair3 201116-18 November 2011, Bario,

Sarawak

Computer systemSolar PV System

Energy Requirement for Rural ICT Telecentre: CoERI Implementation

Setting up telecentre

infrastructure Energy requirement

Local energy resource ICT equipment requirementfund

Microhydro

Wind turbine

Generator sets

RE Hybrid and Battery Backup

System

Computer peripheral

Connectivity devices

Selection of Energy Sources for Rural ICT

Energy Solution

Capital Cost and Operation & Maintenance

System Lifetime Availability of

Resources

Vulnerability to

Damage from

Natural Forces

Solar Photovolta

ic

High capital cost, low operating cost

20-25 yearsBattery replacement is required between

5-10 years

Widespread Low

Generator Sets

(Diesel/Gas)

Low capital costs, high operating cost (Price of Petrol is three times higher compare to

town area)

3-10 years Widespread Very low

Small Wind

Medium capital costs, low operating cost.

Most of CoERI ICT sites have less potential of wind power

plant.

10-15 years Site Specific Moderate

Micro-hydro

Low-medium capital costs, low operating costs

50-100 years Site Specific High

Battery Back-up System

Battery backup system can be used in a variety of other electricity resources such as hybrid with solar PV, small hydro, wind and generator set. UNIMAS has done the study on the Lithium Polymer type of battery hybrid with generator sets and it claimed that it can reduced the cost of operating up to 50% (Project Grant No. L18403/F02/00/JARIMAS)

Computer systemSolar PV System

Energy Requirement for Rural ICT Telecentre: CoERI Implementation

Setting up telecentre

infrastructure Energy requirement

Local energy resource ICT equipment requirementfund

Microhydro

Wind turbine

Generator sets

RE Hybrid and Battery Backup

System

Computer peripheral

Connectivity devices

CoERI ICT Telecentre Energy Requirement

Power Requirement for ICT Equipments

Type of Equipment

CoERI ICT SiteseBario eLamai eBa’Kalalan eBuayan eLarapan

Quantity

Power (Watts)

Quantity

Power (Watts)

Quantity

Power (Watts)

Quantity

Power (Watts)

Quantity

Power (Watts)

Desktop Computer

8 200x8=1600

- - - - - - - -

Laptop 1 80x1=80 8 80x8=640

8 80x8=640 8 80x8=640 8 80x8=640

Server 1 50x1=50 - - - - - - - -Printer 1 150x1=15

01 100x1=1

001 100x1=10

01 100x1=10

01 100x1=10

0Modem/Access

Point1 50x1=50 1 50x1=50 1 50x1=50 1 50x1=50 1 50x1=50

Switch/Bridge

1 20x1=20 1 20x1=20 1 20x1=20 1 20x1=20 1 20x1=20

Others (Extra Equipments)

- 800 - 200 - 200 - 100 - 100

CoERI ICT Telecentre Energy Requirement

Power Requirement for ICT Building

Type of Equipment

CoERI ICT SiteseBario eLamai eBa’Kalalan eBuayan eLarapan

Quantity

Power (Watts

)

Quantity

Power (Watts)

Quantity

Power (Watts)

Quantity

Power (Watts)

Quantity

Power (Watts)

Lamp (CFL)

8 18x8= 8 18x8=144 10 18x10=180

8 18x8=144

10 18x10=180

Fluorescent

2 40x2=80

- - - - - - - -

Fan (Standing

/Table)

2 50x2=100

- - - - - - - -

Fan (Ceiling/

Wall Mounted)

2 50x2=100

2 50x2=100 2 50x2=100 2 50x2=100

2 50x2=100

Security Spot

Light/Outdoor

Lighting

2 40x2=80

2 20x2=40 2 20x2=40 2 20x2=40 2 20x2=40

eBario ICT Telecentre

eBa’Kelalan ICT Telecentre

eLamai ICT Telecentre

eLarapan ICT Telecentre

Computer systemSolar PV System

Energy Requirement for Rural ICT Telecentre: CoERI Implementation

Setting up telecentre

infrastructure Energy requirement

Local energy resource ICT equipment requirementfund

Microhydro

Wind turbine

Generator sets

RE Hybrid and Battery Backup

System

Computer peripheral

Connectivity devices